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Steve Harvey Australia (Verified User) Posts 1175 Dogs 0 / Races 0 09 Mar 2016 23:47
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G/day all. Yesterday I was watching T.V & a segment was shown regarding beetroot or beetroot juice as the next "superfood". It is claimed that due to its high concentration of nitrate it can give athletes up 2 a 1.5% enhancement of performance & improve their all round training regimes. The recommended dosage 4 a human athlete was 2 doses per day of beetroot juice 1 x 140ml per dosage b4 training or racing & 1 x 140ml after 2 improve recovery etc etc. I was wondering if there is anybody out there in G.D World has seen this yet & if anybody is "trying" this out ? I find it a tad difficult 2 believe that this vegetable & extract of such could provide such increased benefits as claimed 4 athletes let alone K9's. Any comments folks ?
Mark Schlegel Australia (Verified User) Posts 3168 Dogs 9 / Races 5 09 Mar 2016 23:58
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My first thought would be to assume they were talking about human athletes???
My second thought is to remind people that greyhounds are NOT human! Apart from the fact they have a completely different digestive system than humans.....AND they cannot process vegetable matter effectively......AND that some vegetables (especially root vegetables) are toxic to dogs.......AND they obtain their energy from different sources than humans (fats rather than carbs).......if beetroot was that effective and actually worked on dogs then it would already have "natural" limits set (a-la Cobalt).
Mark Schlegel Australia (Verified User) Posts 3168 Dogs 9 / Races 5 10 Mar 2016 00:17
Steve Harvey Australia (Verified User) Posts 1175 Dogs 0 / Races 0 10 Mar 2016 00:21
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I agree Mark. K9's r carnivors & red meat is the main foundation of their diet providing around 75% of their energy & protein requirements on a daily basis. The only vegetable I use in a K9 diet is 1/3rd of a grated carrot mixed in their evening meal just basically 2 provide fibre/roughage & 2 keep their entire digestive systems spotlessly clean & healthy its A1 trust me.. As 4 fruits I only use is 1/3rd of a grated apple mixed in their evening meal 2 provide a slight acid content 2 maintain health in their stomach's preventing any upsets etc etc & every 2nd/3rd day I'll feed 1/2 - 1 banana mixed in their usual b/fast 2 provide a potassium boost & some extra carbs & protein. Anything else I find totally useless & provide nothing of benefit 2 K9's at all in my opinion. I was just asking if had anybody had seen this at all.
Jamie Quinlivian Australia (Verified User) Posts 8727 Dogs 10 / Races 0 10 Mar 2016 02:12
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Every week there is a new 'superfood'
What they don't say is that nearly every vegetable you see has been grown in a thousand acre paddock using a million litres of chemicals.
But I've used beetroot since I started. Juiced up with carrot and celery. Juice and pulp, bit of garlic. Funny that Purina say these things are toxic when they use them in their dog biscuits. Just had a quick look, this ones got beet pulp and garlic.
Michael Davison Australia (Verified User) Posts 702 Dogs 5 / Races 0 10 Mar 2016 02:21
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Look....You can beat an egg,but you can't beat a root.That's all I'm gunna say on the matter
Kevin Wright Australia (Verified User) Posts 5708 Dogs 1 / Races 1 10 Mar 2016 06:14
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Michael Davison wrote:
Look....You can beat an egg,but you can't beat a root.That's all I'm gunna say on the matter
LMAO ...
Steve Harvey Australia (Verified User) Posts 1175 Dogs 0 / Races 0 10 Mar 2016 07:17
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Jamie Quinlivian wrote:
Every week there is a new 'superfood'
What they don't say is that nearly every vegetable you see has been grown in a thousand acre paddock using a million litres of chemicals.
But I've used beetroot since I started. Juiced up with carrot and celery. Juice and pulp, bit of garlic. Funny that Purina say these things are toxic when they use them in their dog biscuits. Just had a quick look, this ones got beet pulp and garlic.
U make quite a few valid points Jamie. What most of us consumers don't know is the "chemical" factor that each individual farmer may or may not use on their crops ? Does a farmer have 2 legally divulge if , what & how much they use in regards 2 "chemicals" both 4 growing & pest control of their crops ? This goes 4 human consumable products as well as animal products. Also a lot of top shelf kibbles & biscuits eg: Eukanuba , Box.1 etc have beet pulp , garlic in their formula's as u correctly state Jamie , so it can be slightly contradicting the claims by some K9 food manufacturers that this or that can be toxic 2 K9's when a lot of leading K9 food manufacturers actually use these ingredients in their products & make claims that their products r the best 2 provide quality nutrition etc etc. I can only guess that the % of such ingredients in their formula's must be very low. This is just what I've noticed on various dry K9 foods I have used in the past. But in this new age of high tech swabbing tests , trainers have 2 be very diligent in what they feed their racing K9's with just the smallest thing could return a positive swab or have their K9's become ill. Just my thoughts on this subject which r totally debatable in various circles. Can't be 2 careful these days I guess eh.
Mickey McLennan Australia (Verified User) Posts 73 Dogs 0 / Races 0 10 Mar 2016 23:31
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Where it says on the bag of dry food beet byproducts, as nearly all the super premium dry foods are imported from the USA, beet would mean sugarbeet, which is not beetroot.
Andrew Plasier Australia (Verified User) Posts 1279 Dogs 0 / Races 16 11 Mar 2016 01:52
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pumpkin is good too steve,boil it with banana & mash it up.but like Jamie said most good kibble has apple & everthing u really need in it these days.
Gordon Herbert Australia (Verified User) Posts 480 Dogs 45 / Races 73 11 Mar 2016 02:07
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Mickey McLennan wrote:
Where it says on the bag of dry food beet byproducts, as nearly all the super premium dry foods are imported from the USA, beet would mean sugarbeet, which is not beetroot.
Sugar Beet and Beetroot are from the same family so highly likely they share similar benefits.
Jamie Quinlivian Australia (Verified User) Posts 8727 Dogs 10 / Races 0 11 Mar 2016 02:16
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Like everything else, there is so much information out there and a lot of it is contradictory.
Andrew Plasier Australia (Verified User) Posts 1279 Dogs 0 / Races 16 11 Mar 2016 02:22
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there you go,its not toxic..
Ian Rose Australia (Verified User) Posts 290 Dogs 4 / Races 0 12 Mar 2016 11:12
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Its a bit like the vinegar prophets from years ago,claimed to cure everything from cancer to heart disease.Unfortunately when the scientific studies are done they expose the B/S.
Julie Pearson United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 140 Dogs 4 / Races 0 25 Mar 2016 21:16
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Scientific studies have shown that beetroot lowers blood pressure , improves circulation and helps stamina thereby improving the performance of athletes .
It increase the amount of nitrites in the body and they dilate the blood vessels ( hence their use in angina medication ) .
Beet pulp is used in dried dog food simply to compact the stool and give the impression that the nut has been digested and benefited the dogs intake of nutrients. It is purely a "filler" just like bone meal and manufacturers will not tell you how much is used or of what benefit it is to the dog.
John Patrick Falvey Australia (Verified User) Posts 124 Dogs 12 / Races 0 26 Mar 2016 07:04
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Steve,
The beetroot theory really took off when the british olympic team had record success on the back of it. Then Canterbury bankstown bulldogs under des hasler starting using it and i think made two grand finals in a row.
It also says that garlic is bad??? I know an old trainer that used to feed beetroot and beetroot leaves daily with no problems. Won plenty of races. Dermot
Peter Bryce Australia (Verified User) Posts 703 Dogs 0 / Races 0 23 Jan 2021 22:12
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Many Foods are toxic to not only dogs but all life. The liver function is to remove toxins from the blood. That is why Methionine is a great detox. The are many other substances to detox liver.
Steve Harvey Australia (Verified User) Posts 1175 Dogs 0 / Races 0 25 Jan 2021 20:23
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Peter Bryce wrote:
Many Foods are toxic to not only dogs but all life. The liver function is to remove toxins from the blood. That is why Methionine is a great detox. The are many other substances to detox liver.
I can't praise Methionine enough Peter. Its a super supplement that does more than just detox's the liver, its also great for curing bitches with low grade cystisis & other urinary tract issues. I used it on every greyhound I've had & never had a problem with them. Worth every cent in my opinion. Regards
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