Royal Canin Maxi Starter Mother & Babydog Dog Food 15kg

Royal Canin Maxi Starter is a nutrient rich dog food for large 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, Maxi 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. Maxi Starter’s carefully tailored recipe also helps promote a healthy digestive system, keeping typical puppy tummy upsets at bay.Suitable for bitches weighing 26 – 44kg 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 TableBeta-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 (%) 1.06Feeding GuideGestating bitch Adult Weight 26 kg 30 kg 35 kg 40 kg 44 kg Recommended quantities in gram: (g) (g) (g) (g) (g) 6 weeks of gestation 360 410 455 505 550 7 weeks of gestation 390 445 500 550 600 8 weeks of gestation 425 485 540 595 650 9 weeks of gestation 455 520 580 640 700 Lactating Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Recommended quantities in cups: cup* cup* cup* cup* cup* 6 weeks of gestation 4 4 5/8 5 1/8 5 5/8 6 2/8 7 weeks of gestation 4 3/8 5 5 5/8 6 2/8 6 6/8 8 weeks of gestation 4 6/8 5 4/8 6 1/8 6 6/8 7 3/8 9 weeks of gestation 5 1/8 5 7/8 6 4/8 7 2/8 7 7/8 Lactating Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum *1 cup of 240 ml=89g Weaning Puppy Adult Weight 26 kg 30 kg 35 kg 40 kg 44 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 30 30 3-4 weeks 90 90 110 110 110 4-5 weeks 155 155 170 170 170 5-6 weeks 170 170 190 190 190 6-7 weeks 225 225 245 245 245 7-8 weeks 280 280 320 320 320 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 3/8 3/8 3-4 weeks 1 1 1 2/8 1 2/8 1 2/8 4-5 weeks 1 6/8 1 6/8 1 7/8 1 7/8 1 7/8 5-6 weeks 1 7/8 1 7/8 2 1/8 2 1/8 2 1/8 6-7 weeks 2 4/8 2 4/8 2 6/8 2 6/8 2 6/8 7-8 weeks 3 1/8 3 1/8 3 5/8 3 5/8 3 5/8 *1 cup of 240 ml=89g