A respected team of veterinarians, nutritionists and ferret experts developed the Marshall Premium Ferret Diet. Its high protein content and ideal balance of essential amino acids make it the best ferret food for ferrets at all stages of life. Marshall’s patented low-heat process retains vital nutrients that other diets don’t, so freshness is guaranteed. Marshall Pet never stops seeking ways to better serve customers and their pets, and consumer input has helped them improve their premium ferret food formula. They’ve increased the amount of poultry to enhance ferrets’ growth and overall health while limiting concerns about odor. The increased amino acid profile in Marshall ferret food improves digestibility, and the new formula maintains the highest level of quality and freshness that Marshall Pet customers have come to expect.

4 lb. bag of Marshall ferret food with a convenient resealable pouch
Suitable for ferrets at all stages of life
Provides complete nutrition in each serving of ferret food
Used and recommended by the world’s largest ferret breeder
Best ferret food should promote growth and overall health
Increased amino acid profile improves digestibility
High-quality, fresh formula

Additional information

Packaged Height	15 in.
Packaged Length	3.5 in.
Packaged Weight	4.1 lb.
Packaged Width	10.25 in.
Package Size	4 lb.
Manufacturer Part Number	FD-177

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The ferret (Mustela furo) is a small, domesticated species belonging to the family Mustelidae. The ferret is most likely a domesticated form of the wild European polecat (Mustela putorius), as evidenced by the ferret's ability to interbreed with European polecats and produce hybrid offspring. Physically, ferrets resemble other mustelids because of their long, slender bodies. Including their tail, the average length of a ferret is about 50 cm (20 in); they weigh between 0.7 and 2.0 kg (1.5 and 4.4 lb); and their fur can be black, brown, white, or a mixture of those colours. The species is sexually dimorphic, with males being considerably larger than females.

Ferrets may have been domesticated since ancient times, but there is widespread disagreement because of the sparseness of written accounts and the inconsistency of those which survive. Contemporary scholarship agrees that ferrets were bred for sport, hunting rabbits in a practice known as rabbiting. In North America, the ferret has become an increasingly prominent choice of household pet, with over five million in the United States alone. The legality of ferret ownership varies by location. In New Zealand and some other countries, restrictions apply due to the damage done to native fauna by feral colonies of polecat–ferret hybrids. The ferret has also served as a fruitful research animal, contributing to research in neuroscience and infectious disease, especially influenza.

The domestic ferret is often confused with the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), a species native to North America.

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Omnivorous humans are highly adaptable and have adapted to obtain food in many different ecosystems. Humans generally use cooking to prepare food for consumption. The majority of the food energy required is supplied by the industrial food industry, which produces food through intensive agriculture and distributes it through complex food processing and food distribution systems. This system of conventional agriculture relies heavily on fossil fuels, which means that the food and agricultural systems are one of the major contributors to climate change, accounting for as much as 37% of total greenhouse gas emissions.

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