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The Secret Behind Big Country Raw’s Recipe Formulation
May 20, 2022
By Julie Lauzon, agr, MSc, Pet Nutrition The Best Recipes are Always Improving You might have noticed that over the past couple of years, balancing a raw diet has been much more involved than simply following ratio guidelines of meat, bones, organs, and vegetables. Although nutrition for our pet...
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Cost Saving Tips for a Raw Diet
May 10, 2022
By Kelly Bentley, Veterinary Technician It’s hard to argue that offering a fresh raw diet is the best option when feeding our pets. A beautiful coat, pearly white teeth, fresh breath, more energy and less poop are some of the invaluable benefits. However, there can be a bit of sticker shock to ...
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How to Read Pet Food Labels – Part I: The Ingredient List
May 3, 2022
By Julie Lauzon, agr, MSc, Pet Nutrition One thing that I particularly enjoy, is going through the nutrient and ingredient panel of pet foods. For some, this may be confusing, but when you know what to look for, the amount of information you can find on a brand is impressive. This information can...
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How to Read Pet Food Labels – Part II: Guaranteed Analysis
May 3, 2022
By Julie Lauzon, agr, MSc, Pet Nutrition As mentioned in Part I, something that I particularly enjoy doing is going through the nutrient and ingredient panel of pet food. When you know what to look for, it can be impressive the amount of information you can find - from the nutrient value of the f...
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Why Do Dogs Eat Grass?
April 19, 2022
By Julie Lauzon, agr, MSc, Pet Nutrition Spring brings warmer temperatures, longer days, and lots of outdoor activities with our dogs! You might also notice that when spring arrives, your dog becomes very interested in things like fresh young grass, rotten leaves, thawing poops and even wet soil!...
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Spring into Allergies
April 4, 2022
By Julie Lauzon, agr, MSc, Pet Nutrition Spring is a beautiful time of year: days are longer, temperatures are warmer, and everything that was white and grey now goes back to green! For many, including our pets, spring also means allergies are back in full force... We often associate allergies...
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Big Country Raw for All Life Stages
March 4, 2022
By Julie Lauzon, agr. MSc, Pet Nutrition In the pet food industry it is common to see claims like; for growing puppies, for senior pets, all life stages, giant breed, adult – and the list goes on and on. Have you ever wondered why dogs and cats are the only animals on the planet that seem to re...
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Dental Month
February 4, 2022
By Julie Lauzon, agr, MSc, Pet Nutrition Since February is dental health awareness month, we decided to share the current knowledge about dental health and raw feeding with you all. It is often said that feeding raw will resolve any dental issue on its own. Unfortunately, this is not always tr...
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News & Notices
Turkey Quality Notice – Jan. 20th, 2022
January 9, 2022
The Following Notice Was Sent to Big Country Raw Retail Partners on Thursday, January 20th In regards to notices sent to our retailers and customers about Turkey Quality Concerns on January 8th and 10th 2022, we are pleased to provide the following update: As a company, we have always striven to p...
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What You Need to Know About Feeding Ferrets a Raw Diet
November 30, 2021
By Julie Lauzon, agr, MSc, Pet Nutrition Feeding Ferrets Ferrets are adorable little obligate carnivores, and they are becoming more and more popular as small animal companions! They are also the best candidates for raw feeding! Their dietary requirements are close to those of cats, with some spec...
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New Puppy? We Can Help With That!
November 18, 2021
By Julie Lauzon, agr, MSc, Pet Nutrition 8 Weeks - 6 Months First, Congratulations on Your New Puppy! You’re at the start of a wonderful adventure and we wish you many years of love and health together. You are reading this blog because you are a well-informed pet-parent who wish to offer the b...
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New Kitten? We Can Help With That!
November 18, 2021
By Julie Lauzon, agr, MSc, Pet Nutrition 8 Weeks - 6 Months First, Congratulations on Your New Kitten! You’re at the start of a wonderful adventure and we wish you many years of love and health together. You are reading this because you are a well-informed pet-parent who wish to offer the best ...
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