Duck
Also appears on labels as: deboned duck, duck meal, duck heart, duck liver, duck with ground bone
Clean flesh and skin from duck, or the rendered and dried meal.
Watched ingredients get highlighted on every product panel you open. Watching this one also flags poultry (species not named), which come from the same source.
- Where it comes from
- Poultry processing, a much smaller supply chain than chicken, which is why duck formulas cost more.
- Why it's in the product
- Protein, and a relatively uncommon one, which is the reason it appears in limited-ingredient diets.
- Safety and toxicity
- No safety concern. Duck is fattier than chicken, so duck formulas tend to run richer.
- Interactions and who should be careful
- Duck is genuinely less common than chicken or turkey, so it works better as a rotation or novel protein. It is still poultry, and cross-reactivity with chicken is possible.
General reference, not veterinary advice. Dose, breed, and existing conditions change the answer, so talk to your vet before changing what your pet eats. Think we got this wrong? Tell us and we log it publicly.
Found in 28 scored products
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