Are specified by-products healthier

Are specified by-products healthier?

There are some dog and cat food ingredients that just say "by-products". Others say "Chicken/rice/beef by products" for example.

If the by product is specified like Chicken by-product, is it healthier than an unspecified by-product?

Other Answers:

There's places online that tell you what a by-product is in pet foods--the term is very specific as to what is allowed to go into the food. Protein means one thing, 'product' means another, Chicken is different than chicken meat, etc.

http://www.feedmypet.com/dog-food-compar...

No. By-product is gross either way you say it.

It is unnecessary to a dog or a cats diet, or even a humans diet.


Edit: Vets push Science Diet because that's who sponsors them. It's NOT healthy food, no matter who tells you otherwise.

Because vets arent nutritionists. Science Diet forks out a lot of money to vet schools and thus most vet schools use the brand. Veterinarians dont know what food is good or bad.

No. Both are terrible. One might be *more* terrible (ie. unknown source) than the other, but they could never be called "healthy", either way!