So today, let's learn about dog food together. Can I really buy expired and damaged dog food?
There are many kinds of dog food on the market now, and the production technology is also different. However, in terms of preservation, except for a few special dog foods, the most important thing for most dog foods is sealing.
Although manufacturers will do their best to prevent corrosion and moisture, with the passage of time, these anti-corrosion and moisture-proof components will gradually fail. Not only that, but with the approaching shelf life, dog food itself will undergo many changes that are difficult to find with the naked eye.
So now more and more dog food, even human food packaging will have an extra "best eating period"
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Then the question is, what will happen if the dog food is put in the near future or damaged?
Nutrient loss
Although from our point of view, it looks no different from the dog food that just left the factory, the nutritional value of these expired and expired dog foods is very different from that of the dog food that just left the factory.
Simply put, if eating dog food during the shelf life is the nutrition that dogs need every day, and the dog food in the near future has no nutritional value, it will only make dogs feel full.
What will happen to dogs who only talk about calories, eat expired dog food for a long time, and eat insufficient calories every day? I'm sure you know that you read articles about zippers every day.
Fat deterioration
Fat is the basic ingredient of dog food.
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The fat of expired dog food will turn sour and give off a strong smell. Unfortunately, dogs can't resist the sour taste of fat deterioration. So it will make you have a kind of "alas? Dog food is out of date, so why eat so high? It should be ok? " The illusion of
Eating dog food with bad fat for a long time will cause various digestive problems for dogs.
be affected with damp
Therefore, as mentioned above, the basic preservation condition of dog food is sealing.
Don't think that you can just put it in a dog food bag and clip it. You know, the outer packaging of dog food is not really airtight. The gaps between plastic molecules will let moisture in the air, and getting wet is just the beginning.
insect
These hateful little things will do anything to destroy your dog food.
As for how they got in? You must ask yourself this question. Don't think that a good dog food clip is enough. You won't regret buying a good dog food bucket.
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mould
As mentioned above, once the shelf life approaches, those anti-corrosion and moisture-proof ingredients will gradually fail.
Mildew should be the most terrible and the least easy to find. Bacteria will multiply in dog food. Unless it has been mildewed to a certain extent, it is impossible to find the first signs of mildew with the naked eye alone.
So what are the consequences of eating dog food with the above problems?
The first is the imbalance of nutrient intake. Don't think this is not a problem. If the long-term nutritional intake is unbalanced, it will even threaten the dog's life.
These dog foods contaminated by mold, insects and water will make dogs suffer from various diseases. These dog foods are a paradise for viruses such as Salmonella, Escherichia coli and Botox, and dogs will suffer from various diseases if they eat them.
Therefore, stay away from dog food in the near future and stay away from broken dog food during long-term transportation.