But isn't Burns Real Food expensive to feed?
 Because
feeding rates on Burns are quite often less than for
alternative foods, you will see that feeding Burns
can be very economical indeed!
Click on
the links to the feeding cost tables below and compare
the cost of feeding Burns with your current food.
We think
you'll be pleasantly surprised. |
Burns
Real Food for Dogs
Burns Real Food for Cats |
The
following table is based on a 15Kg bag of our adult maintenance
diet at £35.99 (excluding Venison and Duck).
The
adult feeding guide is a maximum of 10 grams of food per 1
Kg of dog weight.
For
weight loss the daily amount fed should be based on the dog’s
IDEAL/TARGET weight not the ACTUAL weight.
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Weight of dog (kg)
(kg)
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Feeding rate/day (g)
(g)
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A 15kg sack will last
(days)
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The
cost per
day will be approx (pence/day)(pence) |
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10
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100
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150
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23.9
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12
|
120
|
125
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28.7
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14
|
140
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107
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33.6
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16
|
160
|
94
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38.2
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18
|
180
|
83
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43.3
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20
|
200
|
75
|
47.9
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|
22
|
220
|
68
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52.9
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25
|
250
|
60
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59.9
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30
|
300
|
50
|
71.9
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35
|
350
|
43
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83.6
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|
40
|
400
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38
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94.7
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45
|
450
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33
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109
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AVERAGE
WEIGHTS:
WESTIE
= 7-10 Kg
BORDER COLLIE = 14-22Kg
LABRADOR = 25-34Kg
GSD = 35-43Kg
NEWFOUNDLAND = 50-68Kg
Note:
Requirements depend on the amount of exercise, age, breed,
environmental factors and individual variation. The above
can be used as a general guide, together with good sense and
experience.
Giant
Breeds
With
giant breed dogs the difference between appetite and requirement
is vast.
Large dogs have smaller digestive tracts, compared to smaller
dogs. The large breeds digestive tract can represent 2.7%
of their total body weight, whereas a small dogs digestive
tract can total up to 7% of the body weight. (Meyer et Coll
1993).
The Burns feeding guide is 10 grams of food per Kg of body
weight (maximum). This general rule applies for dogs up to
50Kg (8 stone). After this, dogs are classed as giant breed
and do not require volume feeding.
We would not usually suggest more than 550-600g per day of
Burns (for adult dogs) for ANY breed of dog. The dangers of
over-feeding, especially a large breed dog include gastric
dilation (also known as bloat).
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Burns
Real Food for Cats
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7.5kg lasts 2 cats
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(pence)
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Note:
Requirements depend on the amount of exercise, age, breed,
environmental factors and individual variation. The above
can be used as a general guide, together with good sense and
experience.
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