Random Natural Feeding Terms
Whole prey= a whole animal that is fed to a carnivore. (NOTE: When someone says “whole prey” they usually mean frozen-thawed, pre-killed whole prey. HOWEVER, whole prey can refer to either live prey animals or frozen-thawed prey animals. USUALLY if someone is feeding live whole prey they will call it “live prey” or “live whole prey”) Live prey= a whole prey animal that is STILL LIVING when it is fed to a carnivore. Raw meaty bones (also known as RMB)= Raw bones with raw meat on them, or raw bone-in meat such as chicken legs, chicken wings, turkey necks. Muscle Meat (also known as MM)= Raw, BONELESS muscle meat, such as chunks of boneless pork, beef, turkey, etc. Offal (also known as organ meat)= Any internal organs, such as gizzards, liver, panceras, brain, lung, etc Now there are several types of NATURAL diets. Natural diet is an umbrella term that can be used to describe the following types of diets: BARF (biologically appropriate raw foods, or bones and raw food, or born again raw feeder)= A type of raw diet popularized by Dr. Ian Billinghurst. This diet focuses on feeding an animal a mix of raw meat bones, muscle meat, organ meat, ground raw meat, and ground veggie matter. Raw Diet Based on the Prey Model= A type of raw diet that focuses more on replicating the parts of a whole animal. This type of diet recommends feeding approx 75% flesh (muscle, skin, tendon, ligament, fat, etc) 15%- edible bone and 10% organ (similar to the proportions of a whole prey animal. This IMO is a better diet then a BARF diet. Whole prey diet= A type of natural diet that focuses on feeding all or primarily whole prey animals. These animals are whole animals (such as mice). Most whole prey feeders usually feed frozen-thawed animals and NOT live animals.
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