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Chicken rules the roost of dog and cat food proteins

Chicken appears in more pet foods than any other meat, according to an analysis of the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center.

(Andrea Gantz, Flickr)
(Andrea Gantz, Flickr)

Read the full analysis on the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center.

Chicken tops the pecking order of pet food proteins, appearing in more dog and cat foods than any other meat, according to an analysis of the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center. Some form of chicken appears in 58 percent of dry dog food in the United States, as listed in the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center. Those chicken ingredients are listed on the ingredient panel as chicken, chicken meal, chicken fat, chicken giblets, chicken liver, chicken byproducts and other forms.

To learn what other meats appear frequently in dog and cat foods, read the full analysis on the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center. New analyses are published frequently, providing insights into how pet food formulators are using specific ingredients.