First, I made sure the dog tolerates the feed and whether he likes it right. Seen from this side, there were only no problems. Then began the dog on to hair. One problem that a dog trainer already öffter observed with feed this manufacturer.
But then the ingredients came under the microscope.
L-Carnitine is naturally present in meat, is therefore as an additive for carnivores so dispensable, even if it supports the fat metabolism. For people it is also offered as a dietary supplement, however, only makes sense for increased physical activity. So only effective if you look sporty actuated when removing what already stimulates metabolism per se.
Chicken cartilage is a by-product of poultry processing industry and runs in another animal nutrition under "animal by Erzeugnise" (nice euphemism for slaughter waste). So not really worth mentioning for dog food and whether it affects the joints is not really secured.
Sodium chloride, ie table salt, dogs should not be in principle. Why is it included here probably remains a mystery of Eukanuba.
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Ultimately, the price and the company's image. About 50 for a 12.5 kilo bag of dog food is clearly excessive in my opinion. Why Eukanuba at the grocery store is in the USA at the most reasonable and feed with us in the upper price range is still a mystery to me. The justification for this purpose will be well justified by the research in Germany.
One can argue that they were probably determined not collected by unabhänigen institutions about the research results.
In addition, animals are used, preferably Beagle. This can be done without animal testing (in vitro) nowadays.
In short, can be found in dog food offer equivalent or better without animal testing to more acceptable prices.
