Merrick Grain Free Backcountry Hero's Banquet Recipe Dog Food

Merrick Grain Free Backcountry Hero's Banquet Recipe Dog Food

Description

All of our Hero’s Banquet recipes celebrate and call attention to the work of our partner K9s For Warriors, whose mission is pairing specially trained rescue dogs with veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disability.

Hero’s Banquet Recipe is an ancestral canine diet packed with protein dogs crave. This natural, grain free formula provides your dog with the nutritional benefits of a raw diet they would have discovered in the wild in a safe and convenient recipe that's easy to serve.

Real deboned beef is always the first ingredient. This high quality protein helps build and maintain healthy muscle tissue and energy levels.
Freeze-dried raw pieces are mixed into the kibble in a pure state to provide nutritional benefits that are easily digestible and taste great. The raw inclusion goes through rigorous testing and a proven process called High-Pressure Processing (HPP) to ensure food safety.
High in Omega fatty acids for healthy skin and coat, and contain leading levels of glucosamine and chondroitin for healthy hips and joints.
All Merrick recipes are crafted in our Hereford, TX kitchen and cooked in the USA, in facilities that uphold strict FDA guidelines.

Ingredients

Deboned Beef, Pork Meal, Turkey Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Peas, Potato Protein, Salmon Meal, Chicken Fat, Pea Protein, Natural Flavor, Turkey, Lamb, Sunflower Oil, Beef LIver, Salt, Organic Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Apples, Blueberries, Minerals (Iron Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Proteinate, Cobalt Carbonate), Taurine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Mixed Tocopherols for freshness, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Acetate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Citric Acid for freshness, Dried Lactobacillus plantarum Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product.

Guaranteed Analysis

Crude protein (min.)

38% Crude fat (min.)

17% Crude fiber (max.)

3.5% Moisture (max.)

11% Omega-6 fatty acid* (min.)

3% Omega-3 fatty acid* (min.)

0.3% Glucosamine* (min.)

1200 mg/kg Chondroitin sulfate* (min.)

1200 mg/kg

Merrick Backcountry Hero's Banquet Dog Food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for maintenance.

*If an item has an *, this nutrient is not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Nutrient Profiles.

Feeding

Goal Weight (lbs)	Calories Per Day	Cups Per Day (Approx)
3	139	1/3 cup
6	233	2/3 cup
10	342	1 cup
15	464	1 1/4 cups
20	575	1 1/2 cups
30	780	2 cups
40	968	2 1/2 cups
50	1144	3 cups
60	1312	3 1/4 cups
70	1472	3 2/3 cups
80	1627	4 cups
90	1778	4 1/2 cups
100	1924	4 3/4 cups

For dogs over 100 lbs: Add 1/3 cup per additional 10 lbs. For puppies and pregnant or nursing dogs: Feed 25% more than the amounts listed.

TRANSITIONING: Gradually mix in the new food over a 5 - 7 day period, increasing the amount of Merrick Hero's Banquet Recipe each day.

3,739 kcal/kg or 396 kcal/cup ME (metabolizable energy) on an as-fed basis (calculated).