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NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN

Wild Boar

Meat from wild boar, used as an uncommon red meat protein.

Why It Turns Up In Dog Food

  • Leaner than farmed pork and uncommon enough to suit dogs that react to the usual meats.

Other Names For This

Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.

Deboned Wild Boar Fresh Deboned Wild Boar

Foods That List It

A few of the recipes in the archive with this on the label.

Canidae Pure Grain-Free Real Wild Boar & Garbanzo Bean Recipe Dry Dog Food 27.8% protein Earthborn Holistic Venture Limited Ingredient Grain-Free Smoked Wild Boar & Butternut Squash Dry Dog Food 25.6% protein NutriSource Element Series Outback Trails Recipe Dry Dog Food 37.8% protein NutriSource Grain-Free Small Bites Woodlands Select Recipe Dry Dog Food 28.9% protein NutriSource Grain-Free Woodlands Select Recipe Dry Dog Food 28.9% protein Orijen Regional Red Dry Dog Food 43.2% protein Orijen Tundra Dry Dog Food 45.5% protein
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