Clinivet

Clinivet Large Breed Puppy review

Name: Clinivet Large Breed Puppy
Brand: Clinivet

52/100Good

DryPuppy

A large-breed growth kibble with a generous analysis and one number to look at twice. Fat runs at 18.0% and protein at 28.0%, but calcium converts to 1.96% of dry matter, above where big-pup feeding plans usually aim. It reads in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Hungry, hard-growing puppies who need the energy
Large and giant breed pups on a vet-agreed feeding plan
Gut support on the label: MOS and FOS are both named
Joint support from the start, with glucosamine and MSM at a minimum 0.035% each
Homes happy to see fish in a poultry recipe

Worth watching

Calcium at 1.96% of dry matter, above the level large-breed growth plans usually aim for
No poultry entry names a bird, which rules out elimination feeding
Maize sits high on the list

Written by our editorial team. Independent guidance, not veterinary advice.

How this scores

How we score

52/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large and giant breed puppies. The calcium figure is the one to take to your vet before a dog who will finish heavy starts on it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Large, Giant

The score, in context

Clinivet Large Breed Puppy 52.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The analysis is respectable for growth; it is the unnamed poultry that holds the reading down, a naming problem more than a nutrition one.

What's in it

Poultry mealmin. 32%Water already out, so the share is close to what reaches the kibble. Poultry covers chicken, turkey, duck and goose, and can change between batches.
Brown ricemin. 23%The main grain.
Maize, oats
Poultry fatmin. 9%Energy for a fast-growing frame. No bird named.
Sugar beet pulpFibre.
Brewers yeast, egg powderEgg is a small, high-quality protein; the yeast brings B vitamins.
Fish meal, salmon oil, linseedMarine fats plus the plant side of omega 3.
Poultry digestmin. 3%A savoury coating to make the kibble worth eating.
Minerals, MOS, FOS
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphate, yucca extractmin. 0.035%, 0.035%, 0.02%

A fully dosed panel: vitamins A, D3, E and C with beta-carotene, and trace minerals partly as chelates, including chelated zinc and selenium yeast.

Calcium converts to 1.96% of dry matter, above where large-breed growth plans usually aim.

Named ingredients

Poultry Meal (min. 32%), Brown Rice (min. 23%), Maize, Poultry Fat (min. 9%), Sugar Beet Pulp, Oats, Brewers Yeast, Fish Meal, Poultry Digest (min. 3%), Linseed, Egg Powder, Minerals, Salmon Oil, Prebiotic Mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS), Prebiotic Fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), Glucosmaine (min. 0.035%), Methylsulphonylmethane (min. 0.035%), Chondroitin Sulphate (min. 0.02%), Yucca Schidigera Extract.

Against the range

Poultry meal at a minimum 32% leads, with brown rice and maize doing the starch work, and every poultry entry leaves the bird unnamed. Fish meal and salmon oil bring marine fats, and the joint and prebiotic tail is dosed.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

373.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

28%

Fat

18%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

19.6%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

38%

As-fed composition

Estimated breakdown of the finished product by ingredient category, from the declared ingredient list and ingoing weights. These are estimates, not measurements.

Meat

38.2%

Carbs

49.4%

Oils

9.2%

Other

3.2%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £3.36 (RRP)
Pack: 7kg, 14kg, trade pack: **Breeder Large Breed Puppy 14kg** https://clinivet.com/products/breeder-large-breed-puppy)
A 15kg dog eats (our estimate): 200 to 245 g a day, 220 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.74

A puppy's daily amount moves with growth, so weigh it and follow the maker's chart.

A little dear for what the analysis shows, though the Value reading is still Good.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.