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Energy Density of Pet Food and Energy Needs (view source)
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!colspan="3" bgcolor="#97C7F7"|Table 1. Equations to estimate energy requirements (ER) of dogs and cats.
!colspan="3" bgcolor="#97C7F7"|Table 1. Equations to estimate energy requirements (ER) of dogs and cats.
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!align="left" width="50%" bgcolor="#D9EAFA"|<i>Adult Dogs</i>
!align="left" width="50%" bgcolor="#D9EAFA"|<i>Adult Dogs<ref name="NRC" /></i>
!align="left" width="50%" bgcolor="#D9EAFA"|<i>Adult Cats</i>
!align="left" width="50%" bgcolor="#D9EAFA"|<i>Adult Cats<ref name="Bermingham" /></i>
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!align="left" width="50%"|Based on inactive adult dogs<br>• '''ER''' = 95 x W<sup>0.75</sup> kcal d<sup>-1</sup><br>Where: <br>• W = actual body weight
!align="left" width="50%"|Based on inactive adult dogs<br>• '''ER''' = 95 x W<sup>0.75</sup> kcal d<sup>-1</sup><br>Where: <br>• W = actual body weight
!align="left" width="50%"|<br>• '''ER''' = 77.4 x W<sup>0.711</sup> kcal d<sup>-1</sup><br>Where: <br>• W = actual body weight
!align="left" width="50%"|<br>• '''ER''' = 77.4 x W<sup>0.711</sup> kcal d<sup>-1</sup><br>Where: <br>• W = actual body weight
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!align="left" width="50%" bgcolor="#D9EAFA"|<i>Puppies After Weaning</i>
!align="left" width="50%" bgcolor="#D9EAFA"|<i>Puppies After Weaning<ref name="NRC" /></i>
!align="left" width="50%" bgcolor="#D9EAFA"|<i>Kittens After Weaning</i>
!align="left" width="50%" bgcolor="#D9EAFA"|<i>Kittens After Weaning<ref name="NRC" /></i>
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!align="left" width="50%"|ER = 130 x W<sup>0.75</sup> x 3.2 x [e (<sup>-0.87p</sup>) – 0.1] kcal d<sup>-1</sup><br> Where: <br>• W = actual body weight, <br>• W<sub>m</sub> = predicted mature adult weight <br>• p = W/W<sub>m</sub> <br>• e = base of natural log ~2.718
!align="left" width="50%"|ER = 130 x W<sup>0.75</sup> x 3.2 x [e (<sup>-0.87p</sup>) – 0.1] kcal d<sup>-1</sup><br> Where: <br>• W = actual body weight, <br>• W<sub>m</sub> = predicted mature adult weight <br>• p = W/W<sub>m</sub> <br>• e = base of natural log ~2.718