Can dogs eat Oxtail?
Oxtail（牛テール）
With care
A bone-in tail cut. Watch out for pieces being swallowed whole.
Do not feed cooked bones — they can split into sharp splinters.
(To feed it cooked, remove the bones completely, or pressure-cook until they crumble between your fingers.)
440 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
The tail of cattle. Fat is 47.1g per 100g and energy 440kcal—the highest of any meat in our tables for both.
Meat and fat surround the bone, and the cut is rich in gelatin.
How to serve
When feeding it with the bone in, watch your dog while they eat so they chew it instead of swallowing it whole. Do not feed cooked bones — they can splinter into sharp shards when they break. If you do feed them, simmer them (in a pressure cooker, for example) until they are soft enough to crush with your fingers.
Nutrition
Oxtail (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 440 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 11.6 g |
| Fat | 47.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0 g |
| Calcium | 7 mg |
| Phosphorus | 85 mg |
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| Fiber | 0 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 40.7 g |
| Sodium | 50 mg |
| Potassium | 110 mg |
| Magnesium | 13 mg |
| Iron | 2 mg |
| Zinc | 4.3 mg |
| Copper | 0.08 mg |
| Iodine | − |
| Selenium | − |
| Manganese | − |
| Vitamin A | 20 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.3 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | − |
| Vitamin B12 | − |
| Vitamin C | − |
| EPA | 0 mg |
| DHA | 0 mg |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 0 mg |
"−" means the item is not listed in the source table (it does not mean zero).
How much for your dog?
Get daily estimates from weight and activity level.