On Sep 18, 2006, at 2:04 PM, Ev Convert wrote:

> ginny wilken wrote:
>> These fish are likely fed the cheapest garbage possible, and given  
>> massive antibiotics, etc. because of crowding. They have a pretty  
>> lousy O3 profile. Almost universally, my friends who feed raw fish  
>> to their dogs report total rejection of tilapia
>
> Compared to conventionally-fed chicken breast, 1 oz of tilapia  
> appears to have a much better omega profile, according to the USDA  
> database.
>
> tilapia  omega3 67.8 mg
>          omega6 84.8 mg
>
> chicken breast meat only, roasted
>                 19.8 mg
>                167.0 mg
>
> chicken breast meat and skin, roasted
>                 31.1 mg
>                398.0 mg
>
> That's very interesting about the dogs though.  Do you know if the  
> dogs like chicken breast?

Yes, most dogs take to chicken right away. We normally advise chicken  
only for a couple of weeks when switching dogs over to raw, to some  
extent because the bones are easier to digest on the messed-up enzyme  
levels the kibble has caused, but there are some who prefer other  
meats, including other poultry, like turkey, duck, ostrich, emu. I  
think this also has something to do with the diet of the prey animal.  
My boy will not eat cheap Arkansas chicken, or even Foster Farms. He  
has to have a better-fed, better colored bird, like the ones from a  
local restaurant supplier, or from a free-range or organic farm. But  
there's no kind of beef or pork he wouldn't rather have...

Actually, he and I share all the meat, and it's mostly organic or at  
least free-ranged.

ginny