The difference is: 1. They are no longer differentiated by production companies, but by brands. I think this is also right. Everyone is generally more impressed by the brand rather than the company. For example, the same company's Desire, Icona,...
The difference is:
1. They are no longer differentiated by production companies, but by brands. I think this is also right. Everyone is generally more impressed by the brand rather than the company. For example, the same company's Desire, Icona, Fesme and Tasik have independent websites, which shows that manufacturers also want to distinguish these brands.
2. It no longer indicates whether it is self-produced or OEM, whether it is grain or grain, the type of meat is meat meal, fresh meat, protein, fat content, price index, whether it is recalled, and there are no notes. Basically just a recommendation without commenting too much.
What is the reason? Is there pressure from some manufacturers to not talk about negative content? Or not enough time? I still feel that spending a lot of time sorting out the content of the original standards is useless, I don’t know.
3. Specially mark the newly recommended dog foods: Today, WDJ recommends five new dog foods, and specially marks them, which was not available last year. Well, Chinese agents can take action again to lobby for the new WDJ grain
4. If there is a Chinese name or a domestic abbreviation, I have marked it for everyone to identify. I have not translated the company and contact information. The company and contact information are divided into four parts.
Take Ikena as an example: the first part is the company name Champion Petfoods, the second part is the location of Morinville, Alberta, the third part is the phone number (877) 939-0006, and the fourth part is the official website championpetfoods.com
5. I translated the order of dog food brands exactly in the order given by WDJ without making any adjustments. Since I saw it today and translated it immediately today, I apologize for any mistakes. China and the United States are synchronized. It is most important to see it as soon as possible, right?
Pet owners said:
Although WDJ, due to some unknown reasons, has long stopped ranking dog food recommendations based on star ratings. This year even the evaluation of ingredients is omitted, but there is still no denying the authoritativeness of this list.
Moreover, today's list is more simple and crude, which is a good thing for parents who don't want to spend too much energy on choosing dog food~
However, pet owners have to remind everyone that when buying imported dog food, you need to check the qualifications of the dealer, and do not buy so-called "smuggled" imported dog food that cannot provide complete import procedures and agency qualifications, so as to avoid buying fake products and harming your pet. Remember this!
Additional explanation:
What is WDJ?
Whole Dog Journal (WDJ) in the United States is currently the most authoritative pet care magazine in the United States and has great influence in North America. The reason is that it is a guidance magazine, which can also be said to be a teaching material for raising pets. You will not see any advertising words in WDJ, and it will not advertise any brand products of any company. It only provides product analysis, reviews and scientifically based pet raising guidance.
Why is the dog food recommended by WDJ better?
WDJ collects more than 300 formula dog food products of various brands at the end of each year to analyze and compare their ingredients. After many aspects of random inspection and analysis, the recommended products are formed. The recommended method is not just a certain brand or an entire series of products, but a breakdown of each formula in the brand. It is very comprehensive
The basic requirements of WDJ recommended dog food
If you don’t know how to choose dog food, you can take a look at how WDJ judges the quality of dog food based on the ingredient list~
1. Animal protein WDJ believes that high-quality dog food must contain high-quality animal protein.
Most common feeds do not indicate the percentage of meat, poultry or fish used, but are covered by the total amount of animal protein they contain. Therefore, WDJ regards the proportion of animal protein in feed as very important.
2. Reject raw materials from unknown sources. The dog food recommended by WDJ rejects formulas that contain fats or proteins whose types are not specified in detail, because these fats and meats whose types and sources are not specified are likely to be the legendary "4D" raw materials: that is, Dead, Diseased, Dying and Disabled animals are used as raw materials for the production of dog food. Please pay special attention to the labeling of animal fat in feed, because it is just a nice way of saying low-quality, low-cost, unknown source of fat. Meat meal may still be a slightly higher quality ingredient.
3. Quality of grains and vegetables WDJ focuses on the proportion of whole grains and fresh vegetables in the dog food formula.
Certain grains and vegetables in pet feed play important functions and provide necessary nutrients. Usually dog food formulas do not add a lot of exciting fresh vegetables or high-quality cereals. Instead, they are by-products such as bean dregs, rapeseed meal, and oil residues. Therefore, the more vegetable residue types or the higher the proportion in the ingredient label of the feed, it means that it is not a high-quality feed.
4. Reject artificial additives WDJ believes that it is healthy to reject dog food that contains any artificial colors, flavor additives, and preservatives.
High-quality dog food should not add any non-nutritional additives just to make the feed more appetizing. If it is really for preservation, you should choose natural preservatives, such as rosemary, vitamin A or C, to replace chemical preservatives.
5. Reject sweeteners. Dogs, like people, like sweets.
And they don’t need these non-nutritious junk foods. Therefore, WDJ does not recommend products that add such substances to dog food.
