I'm way behind on my email, so apologize that this response is
so tardy.
Mark, and all - yes, most research on pet foods is done or at
least financed by the pet food manufacturers. The reasons for this
were well explained in another post. However, something to bear in
mind is
Rose:
I do have to be careful about my comments on Large Breed puppy Formulas for
dogs.I am not a Nutritionist and I do NOT want to mislead any new puppy
owners. However, one of my concerns however lies in the fact that the pet
food industry wants to accommodate the consumer and some times it
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mark Mohapp
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 12:17 PM
To: Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List
Subject: Re: puppy feeding
Rose:
I do have to be careful about my comments on Large Breed puppy Formulas for
dogs.I am not a Nutritionist and I do NOT want to mislead
In a message dated 3/9/2003 12:17:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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In reviewing research about large breed formulas I have found that most of
the research was conducted by the manufacturers of dog food and pet food
industry.
I'm afraid this is a fact of life in terms
Hi Mark,
There is some contradiction in your post. While not believing in one thing
you go on in your next sentence that your rational is type of food. Large
breed formulas are nearer to maintenance levels in protein and fat than
other puppy and growth formulas. I used to recommend feeding adult
Mark,
Actually, there is quite a bit of research that has gone into the Large
Breed puppy formulas. We used to think that percentage of protein was
what determined growth, and many people still mistakenly believe that a
low percentage protein food should be fed to growing Berners. (There is
some
