Tripe, RMB, single protein, Ca:P ratio: plenty of technical terms float around raw feeding. Here you find them explained clearly. Just type a term into the search box and the matching explanation jumps out.
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The building blocks of proteins. Some are essential and must be taken in through food.
The legal term for slaughter by-products. Unproblematic for private purchase to feed your own dog. Where to get meat →
A virus that can occur in raw pork and wild boar. An infection is always fatal for dogs, so never feed pork raw. What is off-limits raw →
Short for Biologically Appropriate Raw Food. It means feeding dogs raw meat, bones, organ meat and a plant share.
A tool that works out the right daily amount and shares from weight, age and activity. To the calculator →
A life-threatening emergency where the stomach twists. Large breeds especially are at risk, go to the vet immediately. Signs and prevention →
Pale, very firm stool that points to too high a bone share. A sign to feed fewer bones.
A supplement that mainly provides B vitamins.
The ratio of calcium to phosphorus in the ration. It should hold slightly more calcium than phosphorus, especially important for puppies. Nutrients →
Breaking open the plant cell walls by pureeing, steaming or fermenting so the nutrients become available.
Finely ground eggshell as a calcium source when only few bones are fed.
Over several weeks, only one new protein and one new vegetable the dog has never had are fed, to find allergy triggers. Allergy and diet →
The phase of the elimination diet in which only the new, unknown ingredients are fed.
A food-free day some owners include to rest the digestive tract. Not for puppies or sick dogs.
A method where a prey animal is rebuilt from individual parts, that is muscle meat, bones and organ meat in the right ratio, instead of feeding whole animals.
Putting meat or bones through a meat grinder. Ground food is especially suitable for dogs that gulp.
A dog that swallows its food without proper chewing. Here bones are better given ground or under supervision.
A natural source of iodine often added in raw feeding.
That a ration provides all important nutrients in sufficient amounts. Balanced over the week, not per meal. Nutrients →
The plain meat without bones and organs, the base of every ration. Heart counts as muscle meat too. Which meat →
Another forestomach of ruminants, similar in value to tripe but lower in fat.
Essential fatty acids. A balanced ratio is what matters, omega-3 comes for example from fish and salmon oil.
Organs like liver, kidney, spleen and lung. They are the vitamin and mineral store of the ration and are fed in small amounts. Organ meat in detail →
The idea of composing a ration so it roughly matches the make-up of a whole prey animal.
Finely chopping vegetables and fruit so the dog can absorb the nutrients from the plant cells.
Pre-mixed, frozen raw food bought in portions. Handy when there is no source of your own nearby. Sources →
Bones with meat on them, such as chicken necks. They provide calcium and clean the teeth. Only ever feed raw, never cooked. More on bones →
Provides omega-3 fatty acids and is often added as a supplement.
Food with only one meat and protein source. Helps to spot triggers of intolerances more easily. Intolerance →
Targeted additions that close nutrient gaps, for example salmon oil, kelp meal or eggshell powder. Nutrients →
An amino acid found among other places in the heart, important for heart and eyes.
The gradual switch from commercial food to raw food so digestion can adapt calmly. Transition step by step →
Parasites that can occur in wild boar among others. Thorough freezing lowers the risk.
The first forestomach of ruminants. Green, uncleaned tripe is very popular with dogs and provides pre-digested plant matter and enzymes. Tripe explained →
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