A red-meat protein, fattier than chicken and with a strong flavor many dogs prefer. Fresh lamb is weighed wet, so it sits higher on the list than the meal form would. Lamb was once the standard novel protein for allergy diets, and with wider use it now shows up as a reported allergen too, though still less often than beef or chicken.
How it appears on labels
You may see it listed as deboned lamb, fresh lamb, lamb meal, ground lamb, lamb meat.
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Sources
- Merck Veterinary Manual, food allergy in dogs and cats
- Mueller et al., BMC Veterinary Research 2016
