BARFing is about feeding your four-legged friend as healthily and as appropriately as possible. You can choose between ready-made BARF and BARF with individual components. The decisive mix when BARFing with individual components is important in order to respond to the individual needs of the four-legged friend and thus ensure balanced feeding.
The individual components of BARFing play a crucial role in providing all the necessary nutrients. To give you an overview of which components belong in the BARF bowl, we will now introduce them to you.
Contents
- This belongs in the BARF bowl
- The animal component of BARFing
- The herbal component of BARFing
This belongs in the BARF bowl
The main ingredient in BARFing is 80% animal and 20% plant-based. Depending on age, health and
The percentages may vary depending on the activity. When we talk about the animal component, this includes muscle meat , tripe/omasoma, offal and raw bones . The plant component consists of vegetables and fruit.
The animal component of BARFing
Starting with the animal component, the main ingredient in every BARF meal is muscle meat. Muscle meat covers around 50% of the animal portion. It provides important proteins and fats and is essential for the energy supply and muscle building of your four-legged friend. Various prey animals are suitable for this, such as beef, chicken, turkey, lamb or game. In our BARF shop you have a wide selection of different prey animals, many of which are also organic .
Another important ingredient in BARFing is raw tripe, as it is particularly rich in nutrients. Green tripe in particular offers you the opportunity to provide your four-legged friend with enzymes, vitamins, trace elements and important minerals. In our BARF shop you can get green tripe in the usual high quality.
In addition to tripe/omasochism, offal is also a real nutritional bomb that should not be missing from any BARF bowl. Liver, kidney and heart in particular are rich in vitamins, trace elements and minerals such as iron, zinc and copper.
Furthermore, bones are fed regularly when BARFing; in addition to being great fun to chew, bones are especially important for a good calcium supply and for dental care. They not only provide minerals, but also encourage natural chewing and nibbling, which contributes to dental hygiene. For example, chicken necks, a beef breastbone or veal ribs could end up in the dog's BARF bowl.
The herbal component of BARFing
The plant-based component consists of 75% vegetables and 25% fruit. Vegetables provide important fiber, which supports your dog's digestion through BARFing. Vegetables also provide your four-legged friend with essential vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Just like
Vegetables and fruit also provide important vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fiber. Suitable examples include carrots, zucchini, apples and berries.
Food supplements for BARFing
In addition to the animal and plant components, fats &oils as well as nutritional supplements are useful and necessary. Because fat is an important source of energy and should not be missing from the BARF bowl. In addition to the fat that is already contained in the meat, additional fat can be added in the form of
animal fat, such as beef fat.
You can also use high-quality oils such as salmon oil or linseed oil. These fats provide essential fatty acids that strengthen the skin, fur and immune system of your four-legged friend. Depending on your four-legged friend's needs and the composition of the BARF ration, nutritional supplements can also be useful. These include seaweed meal for iodine supply, brewer's yeast for vitamin B and egg shell powder or bone meal for additional calcium.
If you are unsure about the composition of your BARF bowl, you can also calculate the ingredients using our BARF calculator . If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our customer service.
