Senior and weight control feed cost per tonne (dog)
Least-cost cost of a senior and weight control (dog) template formula, re-solved weekly at Feedsoft benchmark prices by market: history, what drove the change, the current mix and the ingredients close to entering it. Diluted on purpose. The fibre floor IS the diet — cellulose and beet pulp carry bulk that carries no calories.
Nutrient targets (as fed): ME dog ≥ 3.1 Mcal/kg, Crude protein ≥ 20 %, Lysine ≥ 0.75 %, Methionine + cystine ≥ 0.6 %, Threonine ≥ 0.6 %, Arginine ≥ 0.7 %, Calcium 0.9–1.5 %, Phosphorus (total) 0.7–1.2 %, Sodium 0.2–0.4 %, Ether extract (fat) 8–12 %, Linoleic acid ≥ 1.2 %, Crude fiber 2.5–8 %, Ash ≤ 9 %.
Ingredients allowed: Brewers rice 0–45%, Corn grain 0–35%, Field peas (ground) 0–20%, Poultry meal (pet grade) 0–35%, Lamb meal 0–15%, Dried egg product 0–8%, Pea protein concentrate 55% 0–15%, Beet pulp (dried pellets) 0–12%, Powdered cellulose 0–10%, Chicken fat (tocopherol preserved) 0–7%, Soybean oil 0–4%, Poultry liver digest (palatant) 1–2.5%, Limestone 0–2.5%, Dicalcium phosphate 0–2.5%, Salt 0.3–0.6%, DL-Methionine 0–0.4%, L-Lysine HCl 0–0.4%, Vitamin premix 0.2%, Trace mineral premix 0.15%.