Glucosamine can benefit the large breed adult dogs to help maintain mobility and joint health.
Sources of Glucosamine: Cartilage of chicken and poultry meal.

L-Carnitine benefits both large breed puppies and adult dogs to large breed.

In adult dogs, high levels of L-carnitine helps convert fat into energy and maintain muscle mass.
Large breed puppies fed a diet supplemented with L-Carnitine increases muscle mass and bone mass and density.
KEY POINTS

Large Breed Adult Dog: over 25 kg.

- Large Breed Dogs constitute 50% of the total.
- 3 of the 5 most popular breeds are included in this category:

1. Labrador Retriever
2. Golden Retriever.
3. German Shepherd.

Large breed dogs are characterized by:

A rapid growth rate. Influenced by genetic factors but rather by high energy intake.
An excess of calcium and energy, coupled with rapid growth increases the risk of skeletal growth problems.
The nutrition formulated for large breed dogs helps maintain an ideal body weight and muscles, bones and joints healthy:

• It should provide food large breed dogs that do not contain excessive levels of calcium, fat or calories.

• You must provide a large breed dog food with less calcium, fat and calories than products formulated for small dogs

The likelihood of skeletal diseases is increased with excessive intake of calcium.

A high intake of fat / calories cause rapid weight gain and bone / muscle will not be developed enough to support that excessive body weight.