[rawfeeding] Re: How risky is raw, farm-raised Tilapia from China?

"Kristin Knippenberg" <kknippenberg@...> wrote:
>> But what about the orig question about raw tilapia from China? :) I'd
> just like to know if it is an option.
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Tilapia is almost totally a farmed fish, so right there it is suspect.
Second, if it is farmed in China, based on what we've learned about
livestock management in China I'd say there's a pretty good chance that
the Tilipia was fed fish chow laced with melamine.

The jury is still quite out on exactly how that may or may not affect
our dogs; apparently the FDA is not overly concerned about the presence
of melanine in chicken or pork feed in this country.

My feeling about Tilapia (completely untarnished by my dogs' utter
refusal to eat the stuff) is that it offers no Omega 3, it is farmed
with the usual--and now also unusual--caveats about farmed fish, but it
is a source of protein if you are desperate for protein variety.
Chris O

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