Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice Large Breed Dry Puppy Food
Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice Large Breed Dry Puppy Food provides your dog with a unique blend of key ingredients that are needed to maintain a healthy balanced growth. This preparation is for puppies that weigh about 50 lbs or more. The food features optimum protein and fat levels for healthy, balanced growth, balanced calcium & phosphorus for strong bones and natural sources of glucosamine & chondroitin for healthy joints.
Features
· Formulated for puppies who grow to 50lbs. or more
· CONTROLLED-GROWTH FORMULA® Puppy Food
· Optimum protein & fat levels for healthy, balanced growth
· Balanced Calcium & Phosphorus for strong bones
· Natural Sources of Glucosamine & Chondroitin for healthy joints
· Natural ingredients with added vitamins, minerals & taurine
· Mde in USA
Item Specifications:
Flavor
Lamb and Rice
Ingredients
Lamb Meal, Ground Rice, Rice Flour, Rice Bran, Pea Protein, Lamb, Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Natural Flavors, Soybean Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Egg Product, Fish Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Salt, Potassium Chloride, Dried Kelp, Taurine, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Choline Chloride, Ferrous Sulfate, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Biotin, Copper Proteinate, Niacin Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, L-Carnitine, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Sodium Selenite, Manganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (minimum) 27.00%
Crude Fat (minimum) 13.00%
Crude Fiber (maximum) 4.00%
Moisture (maximum) 10.00%
Linoleic Acid (minimum) 3.50%
Calcium (minimum) 1.00%
Calcium (maximum) 1.50%
Phosphorus (minimum) 0.80%
Phosphorus (maximum) 1.30%
Zinc (minimum) 240 mg/kg
Vitamin E (minimum) 200 IU/kg
Ascorbic Acid (minimum)* 35 mg/kg
Alpha-Linolenic Acid (ALA) (minimum)* 0.30%
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (minimum)* 0.10%
Glucosamine Hydrochloride (minimum)* 150 mg/kg
Chondroitin Sulfate (minimum)* 100 mg/kg
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.
Feeding Guide
These are the recommended feeding ranges for puppies. These guidelines should be adjusted as needed to maintain optimum weight. If feeding NATURAL CHOICE® Dog Food for the first time, we suggest you blend increasing amounts of NATURAL CHOICE® Large Breed Puppy Lamb Meal and Rice Formula with your old food for 6 days.
Puppy Age - Suggested Amounts to Feed Per Day (Cups)†
Puppy Weight 3 - 5 Weeks 6 - 11 Weeks 3 - 5 Months 6 - 8 Months 9 - 12 Months Over 12 Months
3-5 lbs. Moisten & 3/4–1-1/4 2/3 – 1 - - -
Feed Frequently
5-10 lbs. Moisten & 1 – 2 1 – 1-3/4 - - -
Feed Frequently
10-20 lbs. Moisten 1-3/4 – 3-1/2 1-1/2 – 3 1-1/3 – 2-2/3 - -
Feed Frequently
20-30 lbs. Moisten & 3 – 4-2/3 2-2/3 – 4-1/4 2-1/4 – 3-1/2 - -
Feed Frequently
30-40 lbs. Moisten & 4-1/4 – 5-3/4 3-1/2 – 5-1/4 3 – 4-1/3 2-3/4 – 3-3/4 -
Feed Frequently
40-60 lbs. - - 4-1/3 – 7 3-3/4 – 6 3-1/2 – 5 3 – 4-3/4
60-80 lbs. - - 6 – 8-3/4 5– 7-1/3 4-3/4 – 6-1/3 4 – 5-3/4
80-100 lbs.| - - - 6-1/3– 8-2/3 5-3/4 – 7-1/2 5 – 7
100-120 lbs. - - - 7-1/2 – 10 7 – 8-2/3 5-3/4 – 8
120-140 lbs. - - - - 8 – 9-2/3 6-2/3 – 9
140-160 lbs. - - - - 9 – 10-2/3 7-1/2 – 9-3/4
160-180 lbs. - - - - - 8-1/4 – 10-3/4
180-200 lbs. - - - - - 9 – 11-2/3
† Use a standard 8 oz. measuring cup which holds 3.42 oz. of NC Large Breed Puppy Lamb Meal & Rice. Moisten food puppy no longer sore gums and has sufficient teeth to chew kibble. Then serve dry or lightly moistened. Feed puppies the suggested amount in three meals per day six months old, then twice daily until fourteen months. Keep fresh drinking water available at all times. See your veterinarian regularly.
Calorie Content: Metabolizable energy (calculated) 3594 kcal/kg, 349 kcal/cup.
Nutritional Adequacy Claim
NUTRO® NATURAL CHOICE® Large Breed Puppy Lamb Meal and Rice Formula Dog Food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO¹ Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for growth.