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08-16-2011, 06:42 AM | #61 |
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| I should add to my post that I agree with this too, but pricing ingredients that go into dog food is much more complex than looking at the price of a cut of meat at the grocery store and declaring there is no way that a manufacturer could produce an affordable bag of dog food unless it is nothing but sawdust. (actually sawdust would be a very expensive ingredient because it is a valuable "by-product" that is used to make other things )
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08-16-2011, 06:42 AM | #62 | |
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08-16-2011, 06:43 AM | #63 | |
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Soy Flour Soybean Hulls - consist primarily of the outer covering of the soybean. Soybean Meal (Dehulled, solvent Extracted) - obtained by grinding the flakes remaining after removal of most of the oil from dehulled soybeans by a solvent extraction process. Soybean Meal (Mechanical Extracted) - obtained by grinding the cake or chips which remain after removal of most of the oil from the soybeans by a mechanical extraction process. Soybean Mill Run - composed of soybean hulls and such bean meats that adhere to the hulls and such bean meats that adhere to the hulls which results from normal milling operations in the production of dehulled soybean meal.
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08-16-2011, 06:47 AM | #64 | |
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SOOOO true! We have a whole commodities future trade commission (CFTC) to regulate the trading of this market.
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08-16-2011, 06:51 AM | #65 |
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| I've seen a lot of soybean meal or soy protein isolate (which is what E eats). Feeding trials were done on HA and I can be assured that there is an acceptable level of digestibility (because feces are analyzed in a trial). I have no idea what these other companies are doing/saying their foods are just fabulous and fit for canines, but not even doing a 6 month test to look at things like digestibility. It really appears as though $20K is just too much for them to spend. If they are taking the cheaper way out, then what else are they taking the cheaper way out on? Choosing corn over potatoes is not my top concern. Actually, I'd just as soon they chose corn.
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08-16-2011, 07:10 AM | #66 | |
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08-16-2011, 07:25 AM | #67 |
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| I still don't understand what makes soy so much less desirable than meat. There is meat in a kibble that I am feeding, but also soy. They could have just as easily added more meat and skipped the soy. They balanced it that way for some reason. If prices are comparable, I have to believe that there is a reason SD chooses to use it sometimes. I think the amino acid profile appeals to them based off of what canines need. They don't need meat, but nitrogen and amino acids. If meat was the only right choice, Ellie would be dead by now because she hasn't had any in months. I guess the question is what makes soy so terrible and you should avoid it if you don't have to use it? And I really don't understand why owners decide to feed high protein with the knowledge that the BUN in these dogs goes up rather easily and with the knowledge that tons of dogs are headed straight for kidney failure by age 5 or 6 and owner won't know it for years by bloods alone. Doesn't the phosphorus concern anyone? Why not be cautious instead?
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08-16-2011, 07:32 AM | #68 | |
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There’s some good research that shows certain diets are beneficial to dogs that are prone to develop stones. I think it’s only certain type of stones, but I think an owner would be wise to buy those foods if the type of stone found is helped by these diets. I’m not sure any research shows that a certain food causes the stones, but we know that dogs prone to a certain type of stone do better on certain diets. The cheaper grocery store foods fill a need for the average consumer. We are pretty lucky in that most of us can afford to feed our Yorkies whatever we want, but how about dog owners who have dogs that weigh 10 times as much? Are their dogs doomed to bad health? I don’t think I’d recommend the cheapest of any product, but rarely is the most expensive of any product a good value either. Totally agree with you on the artificial colors, and I really wish they would take them out of human foods as well. Lol, it’s true some vegetables go through pretty much unchanged if you don’t break the kernel. However, the kernel is ground and cooked so dogs have no problem digesting it. Beneful is not the McDonnells equivalent because it’s a complete and balance diet. Beneful does more than keep a dog from starving to death, A human bowl of cereal would keep a dog from starving, but the dog would suffer malnutrition, but that’s not true with Beneful. I don’t think you can say the same for a person eating only McDonnell’s.
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08-16-2011, 07:41 AM | #69 | |
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Sorry for the useless comment...I've been following this thread because I have nothing to contribute but I like reading about nutrition...it's jut that this made me laugh
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08-16-2011, 07:55 AM | #71 | |
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08-16-2011, 07:56 AM | #72 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Just a side note, is basic nutrition taught in schools anymore? I mean like what is a "protein"? What is a "starch"?
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08-16-2011, 07:59 AM | #73 |
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| I had a health class in middle school, but admittedly I didn't pay much attention. My knowledge of nutrition has come primarily from my best friend who is a fitness competitor. What I do remember form my health class, I found to be pretty misleading. The dairy industry's influence on FDA recommendations for example, I'm not particularly fond of.
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08-16-2011, 08:06 AM | #74 | |
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Do I sound any better, I just downed my second cup!
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