Detailed Explanation of Meat Dog Feed Formulas and Preparation Methods

Meat dog feed is made from a rational combination of animal-based feed, plant-based feed, and mineral feed. The nutritional standards in the feed are: protein 17-25%, fat 3-7%, fiber 3-4.5%, carbohydrates 44-49%, calcium 1.5-1.8%, phosphorus 1.1-1.2%, and trace amounts of copper, chlorine, potassium, magnesium, manganese, cobalt, zinc, iodine, and various vitamins, etc.

1. Feed formulas: (1) Artificial milk formula: 1 egg, 300 grams concentrated bone and meat broth, 50 grams infant cake flour, 200 grams fresh milk; mix and cook, then after cooling add 1 gram lysine, 0.6 grams methionine, and 0.5 grams salt, and strain through gauze to finish. (2) Formula for puppies during the suckling period: 500 grams lean meat or offal (minced), 3 eggs, 300 grams cornmeal, 300 grams flour, 500 grams green vegetables (minced), an appropriate amount of growth hormone, and 4 grams salt; mix and add water to make steamed corn bread, then sprinkle 5 grams lysine, 3 grams methionine, and an appropriate amount of multivitamin powder onto the cooled corn bread, and add a little bone and meat broth for the puppies to lick. (3) Formula for the weaning period, with the percentage of each feed as follows: corn 40% (can be replaced by 15% broken rice), wheat bran 20%, rice bran 10%, soybean cake 19% (can be replaced by 5% rapeseed cake), fish meal 7%, bone meal 3%, salt and growth hormone 0.5% each. (4) Formula for young dogs: corn 50% (can be replaced by 20% broken rice), wheat bran 20%, rice bran 10%, soybean cake 15% (can be replaced by 5% rapeseed cake), fish meal 2%, bone meal 2%, salt and growth hormone 0.5% each. Green feed is 150 grams per dog per day. Feed formulas are not fixed and unchanging; breeders may, according to their own specific conditions, appropriately select local feed for scientific mixing, but the ratio of energy feed to protein feed should conform to the above mixing principles.

2. Feed preparation. The purpose of feed preparation is to improve the palatability of the feed and to preserve or enhance its nutritional value. The general requirements for feed preparation are: hygienic, nutrient-preserving, liked by dogs, easy to digest, and not wasteful. Dogs are carnivores. Although they later became omnivores after being kept by people for a long time, they still cannot directly digest raw starch. Therefore, dog feed must be cooked before feeding. The commonly used method of preparing dog feed is cooking. Cooking means boiling dog feed into a semi-liquid porridge. During processing, the following points should be noted. 1. Cooking must not leave the feed undercooked or burnt, otherwise it will affect the dog's palatability toward the feed and its digestion and absorption. 2. When preparing meat, try to keep protein loss to a minimum. Wash meat with cold water, and do not soak it for too long. The boiling time should be just enough to sterilize and cook the meat, and it should not be overcooked until it breaks apart. The meat broth should be eaten together with the rice. 3. For grains, simply rinse away sand and soil with clean water; there is no need to rinse them repeatedly. If soaking is needed for expansion, after soaking pour the grain and water together into the pot and cook them, so as to ensure full use of the nutrients. 4. Vegetables should be washed first and then cut, and cooked until done but not mushy. For some root vegetables such as radishes and potatoes, peel them as much as possible. 5. Dog feed should be prepared and eaten fresh, and it is not advisable to keep it overnight, so as to avoid poisoning or disease.