redmills tracker

[reddog70 236]

been thinking of trying my dogs on redmills tracker for the summer months does anyone use it and do your dogs keep good condition on it? ive been on few sites and cant see the ingredients listed? any help would be greatfully recieved cheers

[foxy1983 3]

i feed red mills racer in the working months with a pound of cooked pet beef and in the summer month feed just red mills tracker on its own soaked in gravy my dogs seem to love it and it seems to do the job keeping them looking well

[skellyb 8]

I wouldn't recommend any dry dog foods but this has to be one of the worst (by the way the Racer version isn't any better).

Red Mills Tracker

Ingredients

Cereals, Meat and Animal Derivatives, Oils and Fats, Fish and Fish Derivatives, Derivative of Vegetable Origin, Vegetable Protein Extracts, Minerals, Chicory Extract, Yeast Extract

 

Nutritional Information

Cr. Protein 20.0%,

Cr. Oil 8.0%,

Cr. Fibre 2.3%,

Cr. Ash 6.0%,

Moisture (max) 10.0%

 

Inadequate meat content, byproducts, all ingredients of unidentifiable origin, low quality throughout

 

This product is comprised primarily of unidentified cereals, likely to be byproducts of human food production. None of these are identified by type and may vary. The major ingredient in the food is thus very low quality. Even if decent quality grain had been used, note that grains are an unnatural foodstuff for canines and very low quality compared to meat (on which dog food products actually should be based).

 

The meat content of this food is byproducts. There is no identification of species, and this low quality ingredient could be anything. It is impossible to ascertain the quality of by-products and these are usually products that are of such low quality as to be rejected for use in the human food chain, or else are those parts that have so little value that they cannot be used elsewhere in either the human or pet food industries. Meat byproducts are defined as "clean parts, other than meat, derived from slaughtered mammals. It includes, but is not limited to, lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, livers, blood, bone, partially defatted low-temperature fatty tissue and stomachs and intestines freed of their contents. It does not include hair, horns, teeth and hooves". Note that this definition excludes actual meat.

 

 

Note the presence of fish (byproducts) but find no sign of a guarantee on the manufacturer's site that they use only ethoxyquin-free protein sources in the product (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative, commonly added to fish ingredients and which is banned or heavily regulated in human food production due to the belief that it is carcinogenic).

 

 

Consistent with the above, the fat content of the food is undisclosed and could be anything. Further byproducts include reject vegetable matter, which does nothing to reduce the horror at the idea of feeding this to a canine.

 

 

No information is given about the added vitamins and minerals, which may include synthetics. Likewise, no information is given about the preservatives (antioxidants) used in this product, and it may contain chemicals such as ethoxyquin, BHA and BHT all of which are allowed in pet foods, but are banned or heavily regulated in human food due to the belief that they are carcinogenic.

[reddog70 236]

thanks for the replies dryfood is a bit of a minefield untill you find a good one..im looking at finding one with a lower protien content for the summer and unfortunatly i cant afford anything to expensive having a good few dogs to feed..can anyone recomend a better quality resting dry food that will still keeps a bit of weight on there dogs cheers

[Scoey 2]

thanks for the replies dryfood is a bit of a minefield untill you find a good one..im looking at finding one with a lower protien content for the summer and unfortunatly i cant afford anything to expensive having a good few dogs to feed..can anyone recomend a better quality resting dry food that will still keeps a bit of weight on there dogs cheers

Have a look at wafcol maintaince it's a low protien food and fairly cheap £15 a sack it's for resting dogs an injured have a look it's the best quality

[Scoey 2]

thanks for the replies dryfood is a bit of a minefield untill you find a good one..im looking at finding one with a lower protien content for the summer and unfortunatly i cant afford anything to expensive having a good few dogs to feed..can anyone recomend a better quality resting dry food that will still keeps a bit of weight on there dogs cheers

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Edited March 5, 2010 by Scoey

[skellyb 8]

thanks for the replies dryfood is a bit of a minefield untill you find a good one..im looking at finding one with a lower protien content for the summer and unfortunatly i cant afford anything to expensive having a good few dogs to feed..can anyone recomend a better quality resting dry food that will still keeps a bit of weight on there dogs cheers

Have a look at wafcol maintaince it's a low protien food and fairly cheap £15 a sack it's for resting dogs an injured have a look it's the best quality

 

If thats what you call best quality ...

Wafcol Greyhound Maintainance

INGREDIENTS

Whole Wheat Flour, Meat Meal, Soya, Bran, Chicken Oil, Glucose, Yeast, Vitamins and Minerals

 

 

TYPICAL ANALYSIS

Protein 20 %

Vitamin A 15800 iu/kg

Calcium 2.2 %

Oil 6 %

Vitamin D3 2920 iu/kg

Phosphorus 1.5 %

Ash 5 %

Vitamin E 55 mg/kg Fibre 4 %

 

Bloody rubbish.

[my hounds 307]

SKELLYB,WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMEND FOR A COMPLETE DRY FOOD,OR AS A MIXER WITH MINCE/CHICKEN.THIS WOULD BE FOR THE WORKING PERIOD,THEN THE REST/SUMMER PERIOD.

[skellyb 8]

SKELLYB,WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMEND FOR A COMPLETE DRY FOOD,OR AS A MIXER WITH MINCE/CHICKEN.THIS WOULD BE FOR THE WORKING PERIOD,THEN THE REST/SUMMER PERIOD.

As I said above, I do not recommend any dry or commercial dog "food", I only feed raw (ukrmb.co.uk for details http://www.rawfeddogs.net/Recipe/List for recipes).

Heard good reports for orijen and the ingredients look very good but at the end of the day its still processed and has carbs and supplements which I do not agree with.

I prefer feeding raw and my dogs certainly enjoy and thrive on it.