Your dog needs a total of 22 amino acids, the building blocks used to make muscles, hair, skin and enzymes. Twelve of them are synthesized in their bodies; the other ten must be provided by diet.
Your dog needs a total of 22 amino acids, the building blocks used to make muscles, hair, skin and enzymes. Twelve of them are synthesized in their bodies; the other ten must be provided by diet.
Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Proteins are made up of chains of amino acids. There are non-essential ones—named 'non-essential' because they can be produced in the liver—and essential (or indispensable) ones that must be provided through the diet. A high protein diet for your dog is critical.
Arginine: turkey, beef, lamb, pork, chicken, goat, venison
Histidine: beef, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey, goat, fish, eggs
Isoleucine: beef, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey, goat, fish, eggs
Leucine: beef, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey, goat, fish, eggs
Lysine: beef, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey, goat, fish, eggs
Methionine: beef, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey, goat, fish, eggs
Phenylalanine: beef, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey, goat, fish, eggs
Threonine: beef, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey, liver, fish,
Tryptophan: turkey, chicken, rabbit, lamb, beef, goat, eggs
Valine: beef, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey, eggs
If you have any questions regarding any of the above information, please contact us and we'll be happy to have one of our nutritionists answer any questions.
Our Classic 80:10:10 range follows the 'prey model' of raw feeding with each meal containing 80% human grade, outdoor reared meat, 10% offal and 10% bone, offering optimum canine nutrition to keep your dogs performing at their best.
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