Benefits of Adding Liver to Pet Food

Benefits of Adding Liver to Pet Food

1. When dogs and cats were still living in the wild, they lived by hunting and eating what they caught. Therefore, they would eat up their prey, including internal organs, eyes, tongue, glands and even bones. Therefore, animal offal itself has always been in the recipe of pets and is part of pet food.

2. Animal liver is the main organ for animal metabolism and storage of nutrients. It is rich in protein, vitamins (such as vitamin A, vitamin D, B vitamins), trace elements (such as iron, zinc) and other nutrients.

3. The liver plays an important role in medicine, health and nutrition.

In the early research on the treatment of human "anemia", B12 was found in the liver. Vitamin B12 is very important for dogs and cats. The lack of B12 in dogs and cats is reflected in congenital defects and excessive growth of small intestinal bacteria; in addition, the 1934 Nobel Prize in Medicine for Commends research on feeding raw liver to dogs with anemia.

4. Animal liver is also a rich source of some minerals, such as iron, zinc, selenium, copper, etc., which can be added to pet food to supplement mineral trace elements for pets.

5. The liver is also one of the important sources of vitamin A intake. Adding liver in moderation to dogs and cats' diets can provide their daily vitamin A requirements. However, excessive addition of liver ingredients will exceed the nutritional limits of pet food, especially canned food.

6. Liver has a unique fishy smell, and both dogs and cats have a special preference for liver. For this reason, some foods, especially canned foods, have a certain amount of liver added and are named specifically, such as "chicken and liver recipe". The purpose of this is to enhance the attractiveness of commercial pet food.