Dog Food Rating System
Introduction
When the “dog food rating” in the Google search recently, I was shocked, received more than 550,000 hits.
Since it is not possible without information overload, I think this will help to provide a review / point / critical classification formula. This is a more popular many of the aforementioned dog food rating system used by these sites.
Point / classification formula
In essence, the beginning of each pet food grade 100. Points, then subtract the raw materials are considered substandard.
For example, a “byproduct” dog food labels listed above will be reduced by 10 points scored, the food containing BHA, BHT, or ethoxy.
On the other hand, will increase the organic or food containing probiotics as an example, the origin of meat.
The main point of the power method
On this dog food rating system, is commendable aspects is that it has brought us many substandard pet food ingredients.
Use of by-products, rather than the whole meat, meat source unknown, harmful additives, protein, rather than from cereals, meat and food ingredients are basically artificial degradation.
Therefore, the point / formulation system to teach dog owners how to start find these ingredients in dog food labels, avoid foods that contain.
The main weakness point method
In my estimation, but there are also some major weaknesses and points / ratings dog food formula method:
1. In addition to the standards and point subtraction is too numerous to mention.
I am in a site, the calculation of 29 different terms, I need to perform before the final score. Only the most tenacious of the soul (or Mathematics), will be able to sit down with pen and ingredients label, and make a lot of addition and subtraction. (If someone missed a number?)
Indeed, many dog foods have been rated using this method, which will save time; however, has not been as many other all the time working on a new pet food. In addition, there are other weaknesses, in addition to saving time.
2. The presence of a few bad elements can be covered up many good
Even dog food contains 95% of all meat sources, fresh, and any pro-antibiotic additives, there are some substandard ingredients are not prompted for the size of the negative rating. Why feed your dog a good thing 95%, 5% of the garbage?
3. Some standards are not deep enough, can produce a false rating
Many dogs use the points / formula method received more than 120 points, A + rating was awarded the food. However, after careful examination, these foods are not worthy of their high ratings.
As an example, a brand, especially as its first ingredient (chicken) named meat sources. This is a huge plus, not only because it is a named meat source (with a by-product), because it is the first element, a symbol, which is the largest component of the food contains.
However, the meat, including its water content, once removed, down the list this ingredient.
Second, even if the whole grain ingredients (considered added to the rating system), once the chicken down the list, these grains make a larger part of the food.
This is a big no no in feeding the dog, because their digestive system established meat diet, no grains. In addition, many dogs, a dog in this particular one of the main ingredients, is now a larger proportion of its contents, wheat allergy.
Conclusion
As you can see, based on the point rating system of the pros and cons of dog food easily exceed its strengths. In the future, I would like to review / critique of the existence of some other dog food rating system.
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