All About Berkley Food

For all pet owners, their harmonious development and well-being are important. The correct choice of food for your pet is the key to its health. Therefore, when deciding on the choice of a feed manufacturer, you need to carefully study the information about the brand, the composition of its products, reviews of those who have already introduced their pets to this feed.

In this article, we will talk about products for cats and dogs from the German brand Berkley.

Berkley products are made in Germany and France and are considered premium food. This means that it contains at least 25% of natural meat and by-products, and not mainly the latter as in economy-class products. Such feeds are quite well absorbed, but, unlike holistic ones, they may not take into account all the needs of the animal's body, especially if the animal is allergic or suffers from chronic diseases.

Feedmaker Berkley certifies that the company's products:

• does not contain artificial proteins, dyes, synthetic fragrances;
• bone meal and soy are not used in its production;
• the composition of all feeds of the brand is balanced and does not require the introduction of any additives into the animal's diet.

The raw materials used for the manufacture of feed are carefully checked, undergo specialist control and all the necessary tests. Main ingredients: chicken, turkey, rabbit, lamb, veal, venison, game. Wet food and pates contain about 27% natural broth. In addition, the products include cereals (rice, barley, etc.), vegetables and berries, and cheese.

Let's take a look at the Berkley line for cats and dogs separately.

The cat food range includes canned pates and spiders. The brand does not produce dry food for cats.

All meat terrine - soft pates with bouillon jelly and salmon oil containing Omega-3. Pates are produced in volumes of 100 g (14 varieties) and 200 g (6 varieties).

Pâté flavors presented in a volume of 100 g. For adult cats:

• beef, venison (beef (35%), deer meat (35%);
• rabbit meat (rabbit (72%);
• rabbit meat, beef (beef (51%), rabbit meat (15%), zucchini (4%);
• salmon with rice (salmon (67%), rice (5%);
• tuna with vegetables (tuna (67%), pieces of vegetables (5%);
• turkey with rice (turkey (50%), poultry (17%), rice (4%);
• turkey, chicken liver (turkey (24%), chicken liver (24%), poultry (24%);
• turkey with cheese (turkey (67%), cheese (5%);
• duck and turkey meat (duck (36%), turkey (36%);
• chicken with vegetables (chicken (67%), pieces of vegetables (5%).

For kittens:

• rabbit meat with vegetables (rabbit meat (67%), vegetables (5%);
• turkey and chicken liver (turkey (48%), chicken liver (24%);
• chicken with rice (chicken (33.5%), turkey meat (33.5%), rice (5%).

In addition, this packaging option contains Light Formula Pate reduced fat for cats with digestive problems. It contains veal (55%), broth (29%), rabbit (15%), mineral components (calcium pantothenate, iodine, selenium and others, 1%).

Pâté flavors, presented in the amount of 200 g. Pâté with wild berries for adults:

• poultry meat (poultry (70%), broth (27.5%);
• rabbit meat (rabbit (40%), veal (30%), broth (27.5%);
• calf meat (veal (50%), broth (27.5%), lamb (20%);
• turkey (turkey (40%), chicken (30%), broth (27.5%);
• duck (duck (50%), broth (27.5%), poultry (20%).

Food with wild berries for kittens:

• rabbit meat (rabbit meat (40%), beef (30%), broth (27.5%). This range of flavors, in addition to the specified ingredients, contains whole blueberries and cranberries.

In Berkley's cat-focused line of foods, the Fricassee spiders take a key position. These are fibers or even whole pieces of meat with jelly and sauce, with the addition of vegetables, herbs, berries. Available in 2 sizes - 85 and 100 g.

Spider flavors in sauce, volume 85 g. For adult cats:

• poultry, chicken fillet;
• rabbit, beef, chicken;
• duck with chicken;
• lamb, beef, chicken.

For kittens:

• rabbit and beef;
• turkey with chicken.

Spider flavors in jelly, volume 100 g. For adult cats:

• poultry and chicken hearts;
• turkey with lamb.

For kittens:

• chicken, veal. In fricassee with jelly, broth and grape seed oil are added, in versions with sauce - berries and various herbs. The content of meat ingredients is over 40%.

The Berkley line of dog foods is wider, and you can already find dry food for tailed friends in it. Berkley produces complete foods that can be used to create a balanced menu for any size dog.

Similar to the cat's, All meat terrine pates for dogs are presented in 2 volumes - 200 g (14 flavors) and 400 g (8 flavors). Cereals, all kinds of vegetables, including potatoes, olive oil are added to pates made from natural meat.

Pâté flavors presented in a volume of 200 g. For adults:

• rabbit meat, barley;
• deer meat with carrots;
• deer meat with noodles;
• calf with rice;
• chicken, turkey, duck stew;
• turkey with apples;
• chicken, rice;
• lamb with rice.

For puppies:

• chicken, turkey;
• lamb with rice.

In a volume of 400 g, the following flavors can be found. For adults:

• beef with potatoes;
• rabbit meat with oatmeal;
• deer meat with rice;
• turkey with cheese;
• lamb with carrots;
• lamb with rice.

For puppies:

• rabbit meat with oatmeal;
• lamb with rice.

Berkley dry food made in Germany does not contain bone meal. The meat content in the feed is more than 50%. The feed is enriched with minerals and vitamins, including vitamins of groups A, D and E, amino acids, iodine, calcium.

Dry food belongs to the premium segment, which means that the digestibility of the nutrients contained in the dog's body is more than 70%.

Average kilogram of product contains:

• 27% crude protein;
• 37% carbohydrates;
• 17% fat;
• 8% crude ash;
• 8% wet components;
• 3.5% fiber;
• 2.2% Omega-6;
• 1% calcium;
• 0.9% phosphorus;
• 0.9% Omega-3.

Dry food is presented in 2 flavors. For adult dogs:

• duck with vegetables;
• lamb with vegetables.

For puppies:

• lamb with vegetables.

A series of five grain-free feeds, the composition of which is based on the diet of wolves - meat, internal organs of animals, root crops, vegetables, berries.

The following flavors are presented in cans of 400 g:

• goose with zucchini, apple;
• wild boar, parsnips, sweet onions;
• game with carrots and cabbage;
• goat meat with celery, apple;
• lamb with spinach, pumpkin.

Having dealt with the assortment, let's look at the reviews of those who have already introduced their pets to Berkley food.

Reviews for Berkley food are overwhelmingly positive. The owners love the natural look and flavor of the food. It is noted that it really contains large pieces of vegetables, whole berries.

With regard to cat food, owners say that even very picky cats quickly get used to food, eat it with appetite... The only minus noticed - in rare cases, pieces of bones can come across in the feed, which, unfortunately, is difficult to avoid completely when working with natural meat.

The owners are also happy with dog food. Dogs do not refuse either dry or wet food, they eat the portion entirely. The owners complain only about the relatively high price and the lack of a line of medicinal feeds.

Problems with the gastrointestinal tract in healthy animals after switching to these feeds are not observed, as well as allergic reactions.