A nutritionally suitable, semi-moist animal foodstuff which is similar to natural animal food meats and having a very high meat content is provided, which has good acceptance with the animal food animal and a corresponding structure. The semi-moist animal food product does not need cereal contents, cereal products and binders. The novel semi-moist animal food product is produced by extrusion cooking, wherein the extruder is charged at least with the following ingredients:a) at least one component of the group dry meat, meat meal, dry fish, fish meal,b) meat and/or fish,c) optionally water or steam, where not introduced by or in combination with a) or b).Components a), b) and c) together make up at least 80% by weight of the ingredient mass. In addition, additives, such as flavourings, probiotics and the like can be present.
