Anco Naturals Bully Tubes Dog Treats – 100% Beef Trachea Chews

Anco Naturals Bully Tube – Beef Trachea

A bully tube is dried beef trachea — the windpipe — which is why it comes out as a ridged, open-ended tube rather than a solid stick. Cartilage of that sort naturally carries collagen and chondroitin, and Anco make that the main claim for it.

The analysis is 69% protein and 16% fat, which is the richest of the beef chews in this range, so it is worth counting rather than handing out freely. It crunches rather than frays, and most dogs get through one quickly, which makes it a reward rather than an occupier.

Performance & Benefits

• 100% beef trachea, air-dried.
• Naturally contains collagen and chondroitin from the cartilage.
• Anco declare 69% protein and 16% fat.
• Light and hollow, easy for a dog to hold and crunch.
• Anco describe it as easily digestible.
• Grain and gluten free, with no added colourings, salt or sugar.

Suitable For

• Dogs of any size, and puppies from eight weeks of age.
• Dogs with sensitive digestion that struggle with richer chews.
• Older dogs, where the collagen and chondroitin content is of interest.
• Quick rewards rather than settled hour-long chewing.
• At 16% fat it is the wrong chew for a dog on a strict low-fat regime — an Anco cow ear at 3% fat is the one to use instead.

Feeding

• A complementary pet food. Feed as a treat or reward alongside a balanced diet.
• Suitable for puppies from eight weeks of age.
• One tube at a time, counted into the day’s intake.
• Keep fresh drinking water available.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: 100% beef trachea.
• Analytical constituents: protein 69%, fat 16%, ash 5%.
• Anco publish no fibre or moisture figure for bully tubes, so none is stated here.
• Supplied as one piece.

Care & Caution

• Supervise the chew from start to finish, as Anco ask for any treat.
• A tube can be crushed flat and swallowed in one piece by a determined dog — take it away once it is small enough for that.
• The 16% fat content is worth counting for a dog prone to pancreatitis.
• Fresh drinking water should always be available.