Skinner's

Skinner's Field & Trial Light & Senior review

Name: Skinner's Field & Trial Light & Senior
Brand: Skinner's

39.2/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A light, cereal-based ration with joint dosing you can actually read, aimed at the retired working dog and the pet whose waist has quietly gone missing. Fat is held to 8.0% and carnitine is printed. It lands in our Average band because cereal does most of the work, and nothing on the label is troubling.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A dog the vet wants lighter that still expects a full bowl
Dogs carrying a few extra kilos, with carnitine dosed in print
Owners who want joint support with amounts attached: glucosamine 350mg/kg, chondroitin sulphate 150mg/kg, MSM 50mg/kg
Dogs that eat cereal happily
Households already on Skinner's, as the lighter member of the family

Worth watching

Protein at 18.0% is lean for a slimming dog, since protein holds muscle while the fat comes off
Poultry and white fish with no species named, so no use for an elimination diet
Dried egg and fish both appear

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

How this scores

How we score

39.2/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. On a slimming diet, weigh the scoop and let the tape measure overrule the table.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Skinner's Field & Trial Light & Senior 39.2

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Our scoring leans hardest on meat content, which is the one thing this recipe deliberately keeps small.

What's in it

MaizeA dependable energy cereal once cooked.
Naked oatsThe hull-less sort, with more oil and protein than ordinary oats.
Poultry meat mealRendered and dried. Chicken, turkey, duck or goose could sit behind the name.
BarleyFibre, with a slower release.
Beet pulp, brewers yeast
White fish mealNo species given.
Dried egg
Poultry fat
Whole linseedPlant omega 3.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, MSM350, 150 and 50mg/kgEach printed with an amount, the strongest part of the label.

Carnitine at 100mg/kg, the weight-control marker, and taurine at 500mg/kg, with zinc partly as a protein-hydrolysate chelate and organic selenium.

Named ingredients

Maize, Naked oats, Poultry meat meal, Barley, Beet pulp, Brewers yeast, White fish meal, Dried egg, Poultry fat, Vitamins and minerals, Whole linseed, Glucosamine 350mg/kg, Chondroitin sulphate 150mg/kg, MSM 50mg/kg

Against the range

One lower-fat kibble for adults and seniors. Maize and naked oats come before the poultry meat meal, with barley, white fish meal and dried egg behind. Fat is declared at 8.0% and protein at 18.0%, and the joint trio is printed with amounts.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

347 kcal/100g

Protein

18%

Fat

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

19.6%

Fat

8.7%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

5.4%

Carbs

63.6%

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

19.9%

Carbs

76.5%

Oils

0.6%

Other

3.1%

Pricing & size