Beef by-products: No guts no glory!

There are many quality choices regarding organ meats and beef by-products, despite what human squeamishness would have you believe.

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Beef by-products get a bad rap on the human side, but they can serve a valuable nutritional purpose in pet food. | (Studioimagen73 | Shutterstock.com)
Beef by-products get a bad rap on the human side, but they can serve a valuable nutritional purpose in pet food. | (Studioimagen73 | Shutterstock.com)

Are beef by-products good ingredients for pet food? Short answer — Yes. But some critics would have you believe they are vile, evil and unfit for consumption. Consider this though: Some people like liver and onions, natural beef hotdogs or blood sausage in the traditional casing (intestines), tripe soup, kidney soup, haggis or sweetbreads. These would all be considered by-products according to pet food definitions.

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