Bil-Jac
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Bil-Jac Select
This review is for Bil-Jac Select Adult, but also applies to Small Breed and Large Breed Adult which are variations on the theme.
By-products seem to dominate these foods, both 2nd and 4th ingredients in the food. By-products used to be the main ingredient but they’ve swapped that for chicken which is a slight improvement. They say the first one isn’t SO bad because it’s only organs, a source of arginine, but I really still don’t want to see this as an ingredient.
The main grain in the food is corn which is a poor choice, with the only positive being it isn’t a heavily grain loaded food. We also find brewers yeast, a waste product from the brewing industry.
Looking on the bright side, we find the inclusion of flaxseed and a range of vitamins and minerals. Other than the by-products and grains there’s nothing else startingly bad in the food.
Personally I’d save my money on this one, it just has too little going for it. They have a grain free food as well which is a better alternative.
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What’s good about this food….
Chicken is the main ingredient.
….and what’s not so good.
Wide use of by-products, corn is high on list, brewers yeast.
Ingredients:
Chicken, Chicken By-Products (organs only, source of arginine), Corn Meal, Chicken By-Product Meal, Oatmeal, Dried Beet Pulp, Brewers Dried Yeast, Flaxseed, DL-Methionine, L-Lysine, Sodium Propionate and Mixed Tocopherols (preservatives), Salt, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin, Biotin, Choline Chloride, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin B12 Supplement, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Manganous Oxide, Inositol, BHA (a preservative), Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Cobalt Carbonate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite, Rosemary Extract.
I fed bil-jac to my st bernard/pointer for his whole life, and could not be happier with it. I never rationed his food, and through his whole adult life, his weight stayed between 70-73 lbs. I really think it says a lot about a food when a dogs natural eating tendencies are in line with the nutritional value of the dog food, and healthy weight can be maintained through a lifetime. His stools were always dark and firm which made for easy yard clean-up.
I switched from nutro after Nutro got bought out by Diamond I think. My AKC dogs love Biljack and it suits them well. Coats and agility is far better than before. Stools always strong never loose.
I do however use Blue treats that they also love so they do have somewhat a variety. Ahh one thing I forgot to mention was the groomer for my Poodle was amazed at her coat and asked what I was feeding her.