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Protein Choice
Peter Bryce Australia (Verified User) Posts 704 Dogs 0 / Races 0 01 May 2018 12:46
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I am interested to know what are the preferred sources of Protein in Racing Greyhound Diets Also any reasons for the preferred choice
1. Beef 2. Lamb 3. Horse 4 Poultry 5 Kangaroo 6 Protein Powders 7 Other
Daryl Barrett Australia (Verified User) Posts 1739 Dogs 1 / Races 0 05 May 2018 09:18
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G'day Peter,this is a question that could throw up a 1000 preferences & reason's for choosing which protein source that each trainer feed's,as all of the the choice's that you have stated have advantage's & disadvantages,ie;chicken mince- high in protein,good fat ratio but low in iron content ( whole dressed bird ),horse meat-,high protein,high iron level's but very little fat,etc which mean's adjustments to dietry requirement's for greyhound's in work & racing.Now, i haven't trained for somtime now but i still believe that a diet that consist's of a semi lean beef with a tablespoon of Safflower Oil/ Canola Oil added nightly,& a good quality kibble contai ing up to 22-26% protein,( along with essential supplement's ) is genrally adequate. I know that some trainer's may also prefer to use " meat replacement " diet's,because of advancements in " complete kiblle " formulation's,some are as high as 36% protein & 24% fat!,i think at the end of the day,it come's down to personal choice,cost's & convenience.I'm sure every one has success which ever they feed...at some point,but an intresting question that you have asked.
Peter Bryce Australia (Verified User) Posts 704 Dogs 0 / Races 0 28 May 2018 04:57
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Daryl Interesting response Disappointing yours is the only one
Nathan Trigg Australia (Verified User) Posts 516 Dogs 20 / Races 28 28 May 2018 05:57
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For what it's worth, we feed beef to the racing dogs more so because we get a consistent fat content week in week out from the supplier which for us makes it a bit easier to get the balanced diet. We use some protein powders around race days.
Daryl Barrett Australia (Verified User) Posts 1739 Dogs 1 / Races 0 03 Jun 2018 02:40
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G'day Peter,yeah,i thought it would have thrown up a better response,but at least you & i got a couple of " disagree's",maybe it was the same two people,but what did they disagree on??,who know's & little do i care to be honest.
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