Skinner's

Skinner's Field & Trial Working 23 review

Name: Skinner's Field & Trial Working 23
Brand: Skinner's

35.1/100Average

DryAdult

The entry grade of a working line that has fed gundogs and farm dogs for decades, and it sits in our Average band. Nothing about it fails a dog. The label simply tells a careful reader less than a modern one would, with the animal content never named and maize gluten topping up the protein.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Working and country dogs in regular season
A plain cereal kibble with nothing exotic to think about
Dogs that get on with wheat and maize, both central here
Multi-dog homes, as the feeding table covers every adult size from one bag

Worth watching

Unnamed meat and bone meal, so matching a known meat trigger is guesswork
Maize gluten in the protein figure, and plant protein feeds a dog less well than meat
Wheat first and wheatbran again, for a dog whose coat has flared on cereals before

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

How this scores

How we score

35.1/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyAverage

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. The label's table is written for a dog out working, so start there and adjust to condition.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Skinner's Field & Trial Working 23 35.1

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Kennels have fed this for years because it keeps condition on a busy dog; the score is held back by what the label leaves unnamed.

What's in it

WheatLeads the list.
Meat and bone mealRendered and dried, with natural calcium and phosphorus. Any animal could be behind the name.
Maize
Naked oatsHusk-free and easy to digest once cooked; the pick of the grains.
Prairie meal (maize gluten)Tops up the protein figure without more meat.
Rice
Poultry fatEnergy and flavour. Poultry covers every domestic bird.
WheatbranA little more fibre, which still finishes light.
Vitamins and minerals

Vitamins A, D3 and E with zinc, manganese and the other trace elements, every one dosed, all as oxides and sulphates with no chelates.

Named ingredients

Wheat, Meat and bone meal, Maize, Naked oats, Prairie meal (maize gluten), Rice, Poultry fat, Wheatbran, Vitamins and minerals

Against the range

One working-dog kibble on wheat, meat and bone meal, maize, naked oats and rice, with poultry fat added back for energy. No moisture is declared, so the dry matter readings assume 8%, and carbohydrate works out at 50.8%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

343 kcal/100g

Protein

23%

Fat

10%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

10%

Dry weight

Protein

25%

Fat

10.9%

Fibre

2.4%

Ash

10.9%

Carbs

50.8%

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

24.7%

Carbs

68.9%

Oils

1.4%

Other

4.9%

Pricing & size