Sentences with phrase «aafco standards need»

Not exact matches

While the AAFCO statement can help tell you whether a pet food product meets the standards of a regulating body, you will still need to look at the ingredients» list of the dried food you're interested in.

Raw food diets are not marketed as «complete and balanced» so they do not need to conform to AAFCO standards.

The Carna4 team surpassed expectations by formulating the first food to use only natural, pure food ingredients to greatly exceed the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) standards for vitamins, minerals and other nutrients dogs need for all life stages and provide outstanding levels of antioxidants, live probiotics and enzymes.

UC Davis looked at those recipes and compared them to the nutritional needs for the average adult dog; and very few of them, only nine of them actually, were meeting those standards by the AAFCO.

Although the AAFCO doesn't have authority to enforce its regulations, it does provide standards for pet food companies to ensure that their food delivers the right amount of nutrients your dog needs at every stage in his life.

If you are feeding a nationally marketed major brand of canned or dry cat food (with AAFCO or NRC standards), you do not need to add vitamins or minerals.

The companies that make pet foods usually need synthetic vitamins and minerals to make those foods pass AAFCO (The Association of American Feed Control Officials) standards.

Nutritional needs for senior dogs can vary, depending on health conditions, and there is no AAFCO standard for senior food.

To keep our pets healthy and vibrant, they need nutrition above and beyond AAFCO standards.

Some added vitamins and minerals are needed in commercial pet foods to meet the AAFCO standards, but if the food contains high - quality ingredients, there shouldn't be much supplementation.

In addition, AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) has created canine and feline standards for essential vitamin and minerals, but FloridaWild knows that every pet is different and has specific nutritional needs to function at optimal health.