Once upon a time I had a Daisy dog. She was about 6 months at the time and was due to come off Purina puppy chow. I shopped around until I found a brand named Propet (owned by Carnation Inc) which is still on the market. I selected it because it listed meat ingredients first, had the highest protein/fat on the market per their performance formula (30/15), and cost half as much as the heavily marketed brands. Also they made a money back claim that the dog was guaranteed to like the flavor. My Daisy thrived 10 years on it, and my current two puppies are also doing well on it- gobbling it down without hesitation. The point is not to put in a commercial plug for Propet, but rather to indicate any high quality dog food should suffice for your dog's nutritional needs.

The check list of concerns for dog owners per dog foods should be:

1. Does the dog like the food?
2. Is it pallatable without any side effects such as food allergy?
3. Can the weight of the dog be easily controlled?
4. Is the manufacturer well known, and does the food conform to AAFCO standards.

There is nothing magical about whether your dog absorbs a leucine amino acid from corn meal or from some other form of food intake. It's a misnomer to believe a dog has to have near 100% meat in its diet because that is what the wolf ancestor requires. There are some dog owners who have essentially made their dogs vegetarians with good results.

Per the BARF diet there are several variants around and you need to be very careful if you choose to go this direction. For example a quick search on the web can turn up references to a BARF diet containing raw Turkey. Just about 100% of the Turkeys being sold in the U.S. have some salmonella contamination associated with the processing of the meat. There's a reason why us humans are cautioned about fully cooking the bird. But it's ok to feed raw turkey to your dog? Not to my puppies ya don't!!! Raw chicken is a little better than Turkey but not much.

There is no reason to suspect a beef based BARF diet will offer any benefit over a premium dog food.