The following products in the range were submitted to the Nutrition Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Ethology, Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria at Onderstepoort, for digestibility and energy trials.  The results are shown in the table below:

Normal

Active

Puppy

Breeder

Energy digestibility (%)

82.58

80.83

79.64

79.64

Protein digestibility (%)

80.82

78.46

81.29

81.29

Fat digestibility (%)

94.03

94.93

93.74

93.74

Total (dry matter) digestibility (%)

81.72

79.02

78.67

78.67

Metabolisable energy (MJ/kg)

13.07

13.61

12.76

12.76

NB - Apart from the above digestibility and energy tests conducted at Onderstepoort, no tests on live animals were performed in the development of MASTER’S CHOICE.  No painful, invasive or lethal experiments or tests were carried out and no diseases or growth abnormalities were induced in any animals.