最近常有朋友詢問我：這個飼料好不好，那個飼料好不好......
老實說，我並非那麼敏銳的人，鼻子不好的媽咪我，很難注意到吃什麼飼料便便會比較臭等等的問題。
那，我們家是如何挑選飼料的呢？
為什麼我們家採取貂飼料混合貓飼料的喂食方式？ 為什麼我們敢選用貓飼料呢？不擔心造成貂貂有結石的狀況嗎？
營養成份足夠嗎？貂貂是否會因為成長期吃貓糧而影響發育呢？
為什麼我還會推薦寶寶的主人們貂飼料以外的貓飼料呢？
以下我會一一說明，飼料的成份對比，我們家是怎麼千挑萬選才決定用哪一款飼料的。
雖然我不敢說百分百正確，但是我想提出來後，若有什麼問題，也能夠盡早得到一些資訊及指正！
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一般建議，貂飼料是要高蛋白質，高脂肪，低纖維
對貂較好的飼料是：
Crude protein is the total amount of protein in the food, but it says nothing about its digestibility. The quality of the protein is very important. Tendons and plant seeds contain protein, but ferrets cannot digest them.
To get an idea of protein quality, compare the guaranteed analysis to the ingredients list. If most of the protein is from poultry or meat meal, about 80% of it will be digestible. Protein from ground yellow corn is much less digestible. The label on some premium quality foods will tell you the digestibility of the protein. So will the price of the food – good quality protein is expensive. The lower the price, the more likely it is that the crude protein is of poor quality and low digestibility. Ferret diets should contain over 30% crude protein, of high digestibility.
這里指出，粗蛋白是飼料中蛋白質的總含量，但是他沒有顯示可消化性。蛋白質的品質很重要。肌腱和植物種子含有蛋白質，但是貂無法消化。如果要大致了解蛋白質的品質，比較有保障的成份表，如果大部分蛋白質來自家禽或肉粉，那80％能夠被貂所消化。從玉米而來的蛋白質比較無法消化。某些優質飼料的標簽會告訴你它的蛋白質可消化行。所以它的價錢會比較高--好的蛋白質是較貴的。價錢越低，其粗蛋白質的來源可能就是較差的品質和較低的可消化性。貂的飼料應該含有30％及以上的粗蛋白，以及高消化性。
2.脂肪15％及以上
Crude fat includes all the fat in the diet, from both plant and animal sources. Not all types of fat are equally digestible. Ferrets need animal source fats, and prefer the flavor of animal fats. Some generic cat foods are very palatable to ferrets because they are sprayed with animal fat after the pellet is formed. Generic cat foods contain 8 to 10% fat, not nearly enough for a ferret diet, which should contain at least 15% fat. If a generic cat food is the ferret's only source of fat, he will have a poor coat and dry, itchy skin.
Diets containing 30 to 40% fat are suitable for growing and ferrets, but pets will become obese on palatable high fat foods. If extra fat is added to an otherwise poor quality diet, the ferret will eat enough to get the calories he needs, but may not get sufficient protein to maintain his body condition and health. Complete ferret diets and premium cat foods contain the correct balance of good quality animal fat and protein for your pet.
粗脂肪包含了食物中從植物及動物而來的所有脂肪含量。不是所有的脂肪都含相等的消化性。貂需要動物來源的脂肪，也比較喜歡動物脂肪的味道。一些通用的貓糧對貂來說是很美味的，因為在制造過程中有噴射動物脂肪。但是它們含有8-10％的脂肪，對需要至少15％脂肪含量的貂來說是不足夠的。如果通用錨飼料是貂唯一的食物，那他會有很差的毛發品質以及皮膚癢、幹燥。 含有30-40％脂肪的食物適合成長及分泌奶水時的貂，但是寵物會變得肥胖。如多余的脂肪加入到較差品質的食物中，貂會得到足夠的營養但是不足夠的蛋白質以維持他的身體狀況及健康。以貂飼料搭配優質貓飼料含有正確且平均的的好品質脂肪和蛋白質。
3.纖維和灰份 就不多說了，都是飼料在制作過程中會產生的物質，而且低消化性，前者必須少于4％，後者則是少于7％。
現在我們來看看，
1.Gex除臭貂綜合主食的成份：
成份：木瓜，雞肉，大豆，酵母菌，綜合維生素...等 營養分析：粗蛋白質38%以上，粗脂肪18%以上，粗纖維3.5%以下，水分10%以下
2,Marshall 貂飼料的成份：
營養成分分析： 粗蛋白質 － 不低於38% ; 粗脂肪 － 不低於18%; 粗纖維 － 不高於3.5% ;濕潤度 － 不高於10%
Crude Protein 38.0% min
Crude Fat 18.0% max
Crude Fiber 3.5% min
Moisture 10.0% max
Ash 6.5% max
Ingredients: Chicken By-Products (organs only, including chicken liver), Herring Meal, Corn, Cod Fish, Dried Beet Pulp, Brewer's Dried Yeast, Cane Molasses, Salt, Sodium Propionate (a preservative), DL-Methionine, L-Lysine, Taurine, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin, Biotin, Choline Chloride, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, BHA (a preservative), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K), D-Calcium Pantothenate, Manganous Oxide, Inositol, Ascorbic Acid, Iron Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Cobalt Carbonate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite.
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3.Zupreem premium diets的成份：
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein 40.0% min
Crude Fat 20.0% min
Crude Fiber 2.0% max
Moisture 10.0% max
Ingredients: Chicken Meal, Chicken Fat, Ground Wheat, Wheat Flour, Chicken, Egg Product, Beet Pulp, Natural Chicken Flavor, Brewer's Dried Yeast, Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Iodized Salt, Taurine, DL-Methionine, Natural Mixed Tocopherols, Rosemary Extract, Citric Acid, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Chloride, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement.
4.New Acana愛肯拿雞肉口味貓糧成份：
補充：很多朋友會擔心這款Acana和雞湯幼母貓都含許多的蔬果類，對貂是不是不好呢？相信我，我也一樣擔心過，特此感謝好友幫忙，提供以下資料：
※小紅莓，增強祕尿道的健康
※含有維生素及胡蘿蔔素，保持健康的視力！
※乾海菜：極佳的微量礦物質來源
※迷迭香：增強肝臟及心臟的功能，並能促進血液循環、活化細胞、延緩老化
※薑黃：預防皮膚病，強化肝功能
※薄荷：消除口臭，並防止胃腸道脹氣
※洋柑菊：舒緩各種疼痛及發炎症狀並改善皮膚過敏，減少便秘
※蒲公英：幫助消化
※添加益生菌，對腸內重要有益細菌的調節有益處，並可增加吸收及幫助消化
※添加絲蘭抽出物，可改善尿便異味
※含天然草本精華，增強免疫力、延緩老化
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本文最後由 FerretPark 於 2011-11-30 15:05 編輯 ]
