Royal Canin Giant Starter Mother & Babydog Dog Food 15kg

Royal Canin Giant Starter is a nutrient rich dog food for giant breed bitches during pregnancy & lactation, & weaning puppies up to 2 months of age. A unique formula made with compounds found in mother’s milk and fortified with vitamins & minerals, Giant Starter is the ideal way to cater for pregnant & lactating mums’ higher energy requirements, and to fortify her new puppies’ immune systems giving them the best possible start in life.An excellent way to help your puppies progress from milk to solid food, the kibbles can be rehydrated to soften them, making them especially appealing to tiny mouths. Giant Starter’s carefully tailored recipe also helps promote a healthy digestive system, keeping typical puppy tummy upsets at bay.Suitable for bitches weighing over 45kg and her puppies; bitch at the end of gestation and during lactation, weaning puppies up to 2 months oldIngredients:Rice, dehydrated poultry meat, animal fats, vegetable protein isolate, hydrolysed animal proteins, maize, beet pulp, minerals, soya oil, vegetable fibres, fish oil, fatty acid salt, fructo-oligo-saccharides, psyllium husks and seeds, hydrolysed yeast (source of manno-oligo-saccharides and beta-glucans), egg powder, marigold extract (source of lutein).*L.I.P. protein selected for its very high assimilation.Nutritional Additives (per kg):Vitamin A: 13900 IU, Vitamin D3: 1200 IU, Beta-carotene: 40 mg, E1 (Iron): 48 mg, E2 (Iodine): 3.7 mg, E4 (Copper): 8 mg, E5 (Manganese): 63 mg, E6 (Zinc): 206 mg, E8 (Selenium): 0.08 mg – Preservatives – Antioxidants.Analysis Table AmountBeta-carotene (mg/kg) 36.0Vitamin A (UI/kg) 17000.0Moisture (%) 8.5L-carnitine (mg/kg) 50.0Fibre (%) 1.5Protein (%) 30.0Biotin (mg/kg) 1.16Nitrogen-free extract (NFE) (%) 30.8Dietary fibre (%) 6.3Metabolisable energy (calculated according to NRC85) (kcal/kg) 3998.0Calcium (%) 1.19Omega 3 (%) 0.64DL-methionine (%) 0.65Arachidonic acid (%) 0.11Vitamin C (mg/kg) 300.0Omega 6 (%) 4.69Linoleic acid (%) 4.41EPA/DHA (%) 0.3Starch (%) 26.0Metabolisable energy (measured) (kcal/kg) 4224.0Phosphorus (%) 0.93Lutein (mg/kg) 5.0Fat (%) 22.0Ash (%) 7.2Vitamin E (mg/kg) 600.0Taurine (mg/kg) 0.2Methionine Cystine (%) 1.0Feeding Guide Gestating bitch Adult Weight 45 kg 60 kg 80 kg 90 kg 100 kg Recommended quantities in gram: (g) (g) (g) (g) (g) 6 weeks of gestation 550 680 835 910 985 7 weeks of gestation 600 740 910 995 1075 8 weeks of gestation 650 800 990 1075 1165 9 weeks of gestation 700 865 1065 1160 1255 Lactating Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Recommended quantities in cups: cup* cup* cup* cup* cup* 6 weeks of gestation 6 3/8 7 7/8 9 5/8 10 4/8 11 3/8 7 weeks of gestation 7 8 5/8 10 4/8 11 4/8 12 4/8 8 weeks of gestation 7 4/8 9 2/8 11 4/8 12 4/8 13 4/8 9 weeks of gestation 8 1/8 10 12 3/8 13 3/8 14 4/8 Lactating Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum *1 cup of 240 ml=86g Weaning Puppy Adult Weight 45 kg 60 kg 80 kg 90 kg 100 kg Recommended quantities in gram: (g) (g) (g) (g) (g) 0-2 weeks Babydog Milk Babydog Milk Babydog Milk Babydog Milk Babydog Milk 2-3 weeks 30 30 30 50 50 3-4 weeks 110 130 160 200 200 4-5 weeks 170 195 220 240 240 5-6 weeks 190 220 250 280 280 6-7 weeks 245 275 300 400 400 7-8 weeks 320 360 400 480 480 Recommended quantities in cups: cup* cup* cup* cup* cup* 0-2 weeks Babydog Milk Babydog Milk Babydog Milk Babydog Milk Babydog Milk 2-3 weeks 3/8 3/8 3/8 5/8 5/8 3-4 weeks 1 2/8 1 4/8 1 7/8 2 3/8 2 3/8 4-5 weeks 2 2 2/8 2 4/8 2 6/8 2 6/8 5-6 weeks 2 2/8 2 4/8 2 7/8 3 2/8 3 2/8 6-7 weeks 2 7/8 3 1/8 3 4/8 4 5/8 4 5/8 7-8 weeks 3 6/8 4 1/8 4 5/8 5 4/8 5 4/8 *1 cup of 240 ml=86g