Some of you may or may not actaully know what those terms on your dog food ingredients list actually are... I know I didn't. I work at a pet store, and at one of our meetings, we had a guest from Precise pet products come talk to us. Anyhow, since I don't have a scanner... I will type this info out for ya'll(I'm a Texan).
Working Definitions of pet food meat sources:
Meal: Term applied to the meat after it has been dehydrated and ground.
Lamb Meal: Meat from lamb after water and bone are removed. An expensive meat used with rice to overcome allergies.
Chicken Meal: Meat from chicken after water is removed. Regarded as a superior meat, high in protein and digestibility. May or may not contain bone and fat.
Poultry Meal: Same as chicken meal, except meat from various birds is used. Is cheaper than chicken meal.
Chicken: This term applies to the "Wet" chicken, prior to removing the water and bone. In general, 4 to 5 lbs of "chicken" are used to produce 1 lb of "chicken meal".
Chicken by product meal: Head, intestines and feet of chicken. Considerably less expensive than meat of chicken.
Poultry by product meal: Head, intestines and feet of various forms of poultry.
Meat meal: Any source of meat; could include horse, mule, cow, goat, or whatever. Has been known to contain road kill. Lower in protein and digestibility, high in allergies. Very inexpensive.
Meat and bone meal: Same as above, but with bone included.
It should be remembered that within any of the individual classifications, trhere is a scale of quality. The manufacturer is at liberty to purchase ingredients from the lower end or the upper end of the scale; the bag will read the same. For example, "lamb meal" may not be 100% "Lamb".
Ok, I didn't write this.(I still have a handout, and I rewrote the info from it) There probably are some typos, I rewrote this real fast. Not saying anything bad about this, but it is good to know what is what. Well, thanks for helping me learn, maybe I will soon be a part of this list!
-Mark-
Working Definitions of pet food meat sources:
Meal: Term applied to the meat after it has been dehydrated and ground.
Lamb Meal: Meat from lamb after water and bone are removed. An expensive meat used with rice to overcome allergies.
Chicken Meal: Meat from chicken after water is removed. Regarded as a superior meat, high in protein and digestibility. May or may not contain bone and fat.
Poultry Meal: Same as chicken meal, except meat from various birds is used. Is cheaper than chicken meal.
Chicken: This term applies to the "Wet" chicken, prior to removing the water and bone. In general, 4 to 5 lbs of "chicken" are used to produce 1 lb of "chicken meal".
Chicken by product meal: Head, intestines and feet of chicken. Considerably less expensive than meat of chicken.
Poultry by product meal: Head, intestines and feet of various forms of poultry.
Meat meal: Any source of meat; could include horse, mule, cow, goat, or whatever. Has been known to contain road kill. Lower in protein and digestibility, high in allergies. Very inexpensive.
Meat and bone meal: Same as above, but with bone included.
It should be remembered that within any of the individual classifications, trhere is a scale of quality. The manufacturer is at liberty to purchase ingredients from the lower end or the upper end of the scale; the bag will read the same. For example, "lamb meal" may not be 100% "Lamb".
Ok, I didn't write this.(I still have a handout, and I rewrote the info from it) There probably are some typos, I rewrote this real fast. Not saying anything bad about this, but it is good to know what is what. Well, thanks for helping me learn, maybe I will soon be a part of this list!
-Mark-
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