For the daily feeding of dogs, dog food is the most important. So how to distinguish between good and bad dog food?

1. Appearance: Usually, high-quality dog ​​food looks very rough, does not have a smooth particle surface, and even has some large grain skins. High-quality dog ​​food contains high animal protein ingredients, and the color will be brown or dark after processing; while low-quality dog ​​food is mostly made of corn and other raw materials, and will be yellow or light in color.

2. Odor: High-quality dog ​​food often has a light fragrance and does not have a strong pungent smell. Low-quality dog ​​food will smell strong due to the addition of a large amount of chemical attractants, such as beef flavor and chicken flavor.

3. Texture: If dog food feels light, bulky, and has no texture, it is often low-quality dog ​​food because it contains low or even no animal protein. High-quality dog ​​food will have a certain volume-to-weight ratio. Since the formula contains animal protein raw materials, it will be heavier.

4. Grease: To judge the quality of the grease in dog food, put a piece of paper, put the dog food on the paper, let the fat in the dog food diffuse freely, and then smell the grease on the paper. Low-quality dog ​​food will have some strange smell or the smell of fat oxidation due to the low-priced recycled oil. High-quality dog ​​food will have the natural flavor of chicken fat or animal fat.

5. Taste: You can taste the dog food directly. First of all, it should not be too salty. The salty taste itself is also a food attractant. Some manufacturers deliberately increase the amount of salt in dog food. Dogs eating high-salt food for a long time are very harmful to their health. good. Secondly, the food should have a fragrant aftertaste. In addition to the surface attractant aroma, good dog food should taste like meat. Sometimes dog food tastes mushy and bitter, which is caused by the drying temperature being too high. The nutritional loss of such dog food is very serious.

6. Soak in water: Many people like to soak puppy food in water and then feed it to their dogs. The reason is that puppies are not fully developed and are not used to hard particles. If it is high-quality dog ​​food, it contains a certain proportion of animal protein, has a good puffing process, and has a high degree of starch gelatinization, which is not easy to soak and will become soft after half an hour. However, it is not that the longer the soaking time is, the better. Some dog food does not become soft even after soaking for 2-3 hours. It is still elastic when you pinch it with your hands. You need to be careful about whether there is an adhesive added. Such dog food, Puppies will suffer from indigestion if they eat it.

7. Feces: High-quality dog ​​food. Generally, dog feces is shaped, small in amount, does not stick to the ground, and has little smell. Low-quality dog ​​food will cause sticky feces, large amounts, strong odor, soft stools or loose stools. The main reason is that these dog food recipes use spoiled, low-quality ingredients. In addition, low-quality food dogs have low digestion, absorption and utilization rates, and their fecal excretion will often increase significantly.

8. Price: There are many bulk dog foods on the market, and the sales price is very low, 3-4 yuan per pound, and some are even lower than 3 yuan. It must be low-quality food, because you get what you pay for, so low. Price, even for dog foodThe recipe cost is not enough. This kind of dog food will not have too many animal protein ingredients or not at all, and it will all be covered up by feed attractants. Dog food priced below 6 yuan per kilogram should be purchased with caution!