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PrettyHate
07-09-2005, 05:51 PM
Just thought I would post this stuff for those of you that are interested. I was thinking of getting some to try out on my bunch- but changed my mind after reading that it has BHA in it. Just thought I would pass along.

Description
An extruded 1/16” x 1/16” particle.

Features and Benefits
Designed to be complete and balanced for insectivores - No supplementation necessary.
Highly fortified - May be fed with fruits, greens, etc.
Contains fish oil and lecithin - Rich sources of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids and phospholipids, respectively.
Contains over 9% crude fiber - Helps simulate the chitin component of the insectivore’s diet.
Highly palatable.
Contains natural vitamin E.


Product Form
Extruded particle: 1/16” x 1/16”.
25 lb. net weight paper sack.


Guaranteed Analysis
Crude protein not less than 28.0%
Crude fat not less than 12.0%
Crude fiber not more than 13.0%
Ash not more than 8.0%

Ingredients
Poultry by-product meal, poultry meal, ground brown rice, dried beet pulp, ground wheat, ground soybean hulls, dehulled soybean meal, corn flour, fructose, dried egg product, ground aspen, poultry fat preserved with ethoxyquin, poultry digest, powdered cellulose, dried apple pomace, animal fat preserved with BHA, wheat germ, dried whey, shrimp meal, fish meal, brewers dried yeast, soybean oil, fish oil, lecithin, phosphoric acid, salt, DL-methionine, taurine, potassium chloride, choline chloride, pyridoxine hydrochloride, menadione dimethylpyrimidinol bisulfite (vitamin K), d-alpha tocopheryl acetate (natural source vitamin E), thiamin mononitrate, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (vitamin C), cholecalciferol (vitamin D3), inositol, biotin, vitamin A acetate, folic acid, ethoxyquin (a preservative), riboflavin, cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12), calcium pantothenate, calcium carbonate, nicotinic acid, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, zinc oxide, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, ferrous carbonate, zinc sulfate, cobalt carbonate, sodium selenite.

Feeding Directions
Feed to insectivores at a rate of at least 50% of their daily dry matter intake.

Approximate Nutrient Composition
Nutrients Minerals
Protein, % 28.5 Ash, % 6.5
Arginine, % 1.58 Calcium, % 1.35
Cystine, % 0.44 Phosphorus, % 0.98
Glycine, % 1.22 Phosphorus (non-phytate), % 0.79
Histidine, % 0.45 Potassium, % 0.65
Isoleucine, % 1.02 Magnesium, % 0.13
Leucine, % 1.89 Sodium, % 0.35
Lysine, % 1.64 Chlorine, % 0.57
Methionine, % 0.76 Sulfur, % 0.25
Phenylalanine, % 1.01 Iron, ppm 330
Tyrosine, % 0.65 Zinc, ppm 110
Threonine, % 0.97 Manganese, ppm 75
Tryptophan, % 0.25 Copper, ppm 25
Valine, % 1.34 Iodine, ppm 2.4
Taurine, % 0.26 Cobalt, ppm 1.1
Chromium, ppm 0.44
Fat, % 12.0 Selenium (added), ppm 0.20

Fiber (Crude), % 9.6 Vitamins
Neutral Detergent Fiber, % 16.4 Vitamin K (as menadione), ppm 3.3
Acid Detergent Fiber, % 11.6 Thiamin Hydrochloride, ppm 91
Riboflavin, ppm 25
Metabolizable Energy, kcal/g 3.20 Niacin, ppm 120
Pantothenic Acid, ppm 29
Choline Chloride, ppm 2,800
Folic Acid, ppm 4.5

Pyridoxine, ppm 18

Biotin, ppm 0.53
Vitamin B12, mcg/kg 250
Vitamin A, IU/gm 15
Vitamin D3(added), IU/gm 3.8
Vitamin E, IU/kg 360
Ascorbic Acid, ppm 200

Ododad
07-12-2005, 08:15 AM
Wow Laura, take a breath! Breathe girl, breathe! lol :lol:
I checked that stuff out awhile back and decided that I didn't want to add it to the mix. :)

PrettyHate
07-12-2005, 12:28 PM
Wow Laura, take a breath! Breathe girl, breathe! lol :lol:
I checked that stuff out awhile back and decided that I didn't want to add it to the mix. :)

LOL Sorry, I see BHA, BHT or ethoxyquin and I go crrrrazy!!

If it makes you feel any better, I copied and pasted all of that stuff LOL

Kalandra
07-12-2005, 12:31 PM
I'm the same way... btw did you miss that it also HAS ethoxyquin? Poultry fat preserved with ethoxyquin.

platnymbit
07-12-2005, 09:56 PM
I just noticed there is "ethoxyquin (a preservative)" after the folic acid. Does anyone know why there are so much preservatives?

PrettyHate
07-12-2005, 11:26 PM
I'm the same way... btw did you miss that it also HAS ethoxyquin? Poultry fat preserved with ethoxyquin.

I DID miss that. Wow...thats a double whammy!

Steph
07-13-2005, 03:56 PM
ICK, that's why I never went past reading their site. Thanks for posting this!!