Breeder Blend Carton - 4 lb

Chicken, chicken bone, pork heart, beef liver, beef spleen, beef kidney, kelp, zinc amino acid complex, manganese amino acid complex, copper amino acid complex, vitamin E (a-tocopherol acetate)

First 5 ingredients

This is the largest single category in FeedWise. It looks at which animal ingredients are present, whether the species is named, whether organs, egg and named fats are included, and whether concentrated plant proteins are diluting the animal content.

• Named animal protein first

  Chicken is a named animal ingredient in position 1.

  +8 / 8

• Animal Prominence Index

  Animal Prominence Index 98 of 100. This is a FeedWise position-weighted measure of how far animal ingredients dominate the ingredient panel. It is a label-position index, not a manufacturer-disclosed recipe percentage.

  +5 / 5

• Liver

  Liver is included.

  +2 / 2

• Heart

  Heart is included.

  +2 / 2

• Other appropriate organs

  Additional organs included: spleen, kidney.

  +2 / 2

• Whole egg

  No meaningful egg inclusion.

  0 / 1

• Named animal or marine fats

  No named animal or marine fat identified.

  0 / 2

• Verified animal ingredient proportion

  The manufacturer has not published an animal ingredient percentage. Excluded from the score rather than counted against the product.

  NOT SCORED

• Plant protein dilution

  No concentrated plant proteins detected.

  0

Every ingredient is classified into a quality tier and weighted by its position on the label, so ingredient number one counts far more than ingredient number fifteen.

• Position weighted ingredient quality

  7 food ingredients assessed by quality tier with early positions weighted most heavily. 4 fortifying nutrients or preservatives excluded from the average.

  +19.7 / 20

• Estimated carbohydrate: not calculable
• Pulse ingredients detected: none
• Plant protein concentrates: none
• Ingredient splitting: not detected

Carbohydrate is not calculable because ash is not disclosed. It is left blank rather than overstated.

• Carbohydrate burden

  Carbohydrate is not precisely calculable because ash has not been disclosed. This is an evidence limitation, not evidence of high carbohydrate, so it is removed from the score and reported as reduced confidence.

  NOT SCORED

• Ingredient based plant load

  Plant load assessed as VERY LOW. No grains, pulses, starches or concentrated plant proteins in the ingredient panel.

  +8 / 8

Processing method: Raw. This category measures food integrity only. Raw handling safety is assessed separately under Safety and Quality Control, so a raw food can score well here and still lose safety points.

• Processing method

  Raw processing. Food integrity only. Raw handling safety is assessed separately under Safety and Quality Control.

  +10 / 10

• Animal species clearly identified

  Every animal ingredient names its species.

• Ingredient sourcing disclosed

  The manufacturer publishes ingredient sourcing information.

• Country or region identified

  Country or region of origin published: Canada.

• Manufacturing location identified

  Manufacturing location published: Big Country Raw, Ontario.

• Detailed nutritional analysis

  A detailed nutritional analysis is published.

• Traceability information

  Traceability information is available.

• Manufacturer provides sourcing detail

  The manufacturer provides meaningful supplier or sourcing detail.

• Overall formulation transparency

  A complete ingredient panel and an identified manufacturer are on file.

Marketing language alone does not count. Anything that has not been published is shown as not publicly verified rather than as a failure.

• Complete and balanced for the stated life stage

  Formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages.

• Detailed nutritional analysis available

  A full guaranteed analysis with energy content is on file.

• Qualified formulation expertise

  Not publicly verified

• Feeding trial or validation

  Not publicly verified

• Calcium and phosphorus disclosed

  Calcium 0.82 percent and phosphorus 0.55 percent disclosed.

• Batch testing

  Batch level testing is documented.

• Pathogen testing

  Pathogen testing is documented.

• Supplier verification

  Supplier or contaminant verification is documented.

• Lot traceability

  Lot level traceability is documented.

• Nutrient verification

  Finished product nutrient verification is documented.

• Manufacturing quality program

  A recognised manufacturing quality program is documented (for example HACCP, SQF or CFIA registration).

• Recall context and corrective action

  No recalls on file.

A recall alone does not destroy a score. Severity, cause, frequency, recency and documented corrective action are all considered.