I ran out of Burgess Supa Guinea Excel yesterday and the local pet store didn't have any, so they offered us a bag of
Science Selective piggy food. It's not a mix - just plain pellets - and it has very few ingredients, and the ones that are in it seem to put it in better position than BSGE in terms of how good it is:
- Science Selective is hay-based
- It contains a blend of natural herbs
- It has 'bite-sized' pieces
See
http://www.russelrabbit.com/science_selective_gp.php for the company info. on it.
Burgess is basically the opposite...it does not contain hay, has a lot of additives/preservatives and it contains beet pulp - known to pose a health risk to animals.
The best thing is, the pigs love it! They aren't too picky about which bits they choose (unlike BSGE which they are picky about) and just seem to love it!
It cost me £4.30 for a 2kg bag, which is 10p more expensive than Burgess.
I give it 4.5 stars. It is very beneficial but the one hang-up with it is that it is
alfalfa-based menaing it is notably higher in calcium and protein. Calcium levels would have to be cut down in the rest of the diet of pigs over 6-7 months, meaning no other alfalfa products and not too many carrots/parsley/spinach portions.
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