It's always better to have meat protein in the form of whole meats or meat meals
from named meat sources such as beef, chicken, lamb, and so on.
Shepherds require quality protein which should come
from a named meat source.
Not exact matches
Turkey liver is an organ
meat sourced from a
named animal.
Both fresh
meats and
meat meals are excellent ingredients to start with, as long as they come
from a
named source (chicken meal, not poultry meal).
However, the same can not be said for organ
meat from named animal
sources, like livers, hearts, kidneys and tripe, which are absolutely great and nutritional for dogs.
A high - quality dry dog food will list a whole
source of protein or a
meat meal (
from named sources) first on the ingredients list and it is a good thing if more than one protein
source shows up within the first five ingredients.
Generically
named meats generally come
from questionable
sources.
Duck liver is an organ
meat sourced from a
named animal and thus considered a valuable ingredient.
This means that the majority of the protein comes
from real fish
meat sources, and the fat comes
from the
named source chicken fat.