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Originally Posted by Corgi_Lover
adults, puppies, and seniors need different amount of protiens, carbs, calories, and so on right? how can all that combine in a bag?
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Its in there. Have you taken any time to compare ingredient lists and nutritional breakdowns on the various labeled foods? Protein percentages on puppy foods can range from 28% to 32% on average. Adult/All-life stages can range from 24% to 40%. Seniors can range from 22% to 32%. (I have sample bags on hand to look at and compare.) So what isn't being covered in the all-stages formula? Senior formulas are going to have glucosamine and chondrotin listed as ingredients (not recognized as essential by AAFCO and really not enough to adequately supplement), but then so will any number of all-stages formulas. So what isn't being covered?
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Minimum requirments...isnt it better to feed regular requirments?
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What are regular requirements? AAFCO sets minimum daily requirements as determined by their feeding trials to maintain quality health. It is like the food groups humans are supposed to use as a guideline for their health. The next question is, how does one define "regular" requirements? Your dogs' "regular" requirements might be quite different than my dogs' just because of the activities we each have our dogs involved in. Even among my own dogs and fosters there is a variation in their "regular" requirements. A couch potato corgi is not going to have the same "regular" requirements as a corgi that is out doing agility or herding or even conformation.
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wouldnt higher amount of requirments be better for a puppy than minimum requirments?
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NO and depending upon what one is overdoing might actually cause more damage than minimum requirements. Feeding high protein concentrations can lead to Pano. Another example, adding calcium supplements can predispose your puppy to bone and joint abnormalities. (The source of that last statement is a RVT, Pembroke breeder, owner and competitor in a variety of events.)
Debbie