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How much calcium is in your dog’s food?

Posted on by Joseph
07
Mar
According to the NRC (National Research Center, USA), healthy adult dogs generally require 50 mg of calcium per kilogram of body weight.  Other sources are referring to 80 mg of calcium per kilogram of body weight. Do you know how much calcium your dog gets? And do you know about the importance of a balance between the amount of calcium and the amount of phosphorus in his actual daily diet ? 
calcium/phosphorus ratio is between 1.2:1 and 1.3:1 – 20-30% more calcium in the food then phosphorus. 
For your orientation see the content of calcium and phosphorus in common foods.
  Calcium (%) Phosphorus (%)
Beef, whole 0.07 0.2
Chicken Brest 0.01 0.17
Chicken Backs 0.48 0.4
Chicken Wings 0.87 0.78
Turkey Necks 0.69 0.73
Beef Bonemeal 30.6 11.3
Egg Shell Powder 38.1  

Products that are rich in calcium and you can find in the shop

 

Joseph

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