Beef trachea is a baked meat dog chew that is made from the windpipe of cows, the cartilage tube that leads from the mouth to the lungs.
And it’s packed full of goodness…
You see, trachea is naturally high in chondroitin and glucosamine, which have been shown to help treat arthritis in dogs.
You’ll sometimes hear cow trachea referred to as “trachea bones,” “moo-tubes,” or “windies” – nicknames that relate back to the part of the cow that is used in the chew, beef trachea.
Beef Trachea is a popular dog chew due to its simple manufacturing process. The cow’s windpipe is cut into pieces and baked at a high temperature until it hardens into a chewy treat – one that your dog will find irresistible.
no artificial ingredients, flavors or preservatives are used in the preparation of beef trachea – they are highly digestible!
These Beef trachea chews comes 4 different sizes:
- 3 inches
- 6 inches
- 9 inches
- 12 inches
Each piece of beef trachea is approximately 2 inches wide.
The smaller pieces are better suited to small breeds like a Yorkshire Terrier, Pomeranian or Chihuahua.
If you have a medium dog, I recommend choosing the 6 or 9-inch varieties. Larger breeds, such as Labradors or German Shepherds, can swallow a 3-inch piece of beef trachea in a single gulp, which poses a choking hazard so I recommend getting the largest sizes 9 or 12 inches.
Unfortunately, unless you have an incredibly sharp pair of shears, beef trachea is hard to cut without breaking it into pieces. If you want small pieces of beef trachea, it’s easiest to buy the correct size.
