Dr John Silver Beef & Veg

A "Beef & Veg" name suggests a broader vegetable content than this recipe actually carries, which is worth knowing before you buy it expecting a mixed-vegetable food.

Dr John Silver Beef & Veg is made from wheat, meat meal (11% beef), vegetables (4% peas), chicken fat, chicken gravy, minerals, linseed and yucca extract. Analysis gives 18% crude protein, 6% crude oils and fats, 2.5% crude fibre and 7% crude ash. It's described as a complete recipe designed to provide low levels of protein, fat and energy for less active adult and senior working dogs, with crunchy bite-sized pieces basted in meat juices.

• Crude protein 18%, crude oils and fats 6%, crude fibre 2.5%, crude ash 7%
• Meat meal, 11% beef
• Vegetables, 4% peas
• Bite-sized pieces basted with meat juices
• Dr John's feeding guide: under 10kg up to 200g/day; 10–20kg 200–370g/day; 20–45kg 370–680g/day; over 45kg 680g+/day, in one or more meals
• 15KG bag

On the name. "Beef & Veg" names two things, but the only vegetable specified in the composition is peas, at 4% — there's no carrot, potato or other vegetable listed, so "Veg" here means one ingredient rather than a mixed-vegetable content.

Who it's for: owners of adult or senior working dogs whose activity level has dropped, who want a beef-based lower-energy feed rather than a full racing or high-performance formula.