Kler Kry
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Registered: Sep 2009
Location: Monticello, Wi
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Dogs Running Hot
My background is engineering and nutrition. AS WITH MOST TOPICS THERE ARE VERY FEW THAT ARE TOTALLY TRUE OR FALSE.
A mammal creates body heat when digesting food. FOOD THAT IS HARD TO DIGEST PRODUCES MORE BODY HEAT THAN EASY TO DIGEST FEED. Examples are all meat ingredients like hair, hide, bones, feathers,and grizzly in cereal free dog feed. In dog feeds containing grains the cereal products should be fully cooked so that the starch is 100% gelatinized and then is digestible. When comparing Protein, Carbohydrates and Fat for digestibility they have found that fat is more digested with less body heat followed by fully cooked carbohydrates, corn, and Meat Protein or meat byproducts produce the most body heat when digested.
Use common sense and feed your dog after the hunt! Do not feed a dog feed that gives them the shits as that produces dehydration.
All meat dog feeds can vary more in digestibility and salt content than feeds with cereals and grains.
All production plants have operators just like you and me. If the employee producing your dog feed on Monday morning didn't get any sleep because ol' DEEP and ALONE got mad at you then I assure you the the Quality Control on the batch of feed that your bag came from was less than normal. JUST MY OPINION Ken Risley
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