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===Puppy Energy Requirements===
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==Puppy Energy Requirements==
    
The equation used for puppy energy requirements in table 1 is based on current body weight and expected adult weight.   
 
The equation used for puppy energy requirements in table 1 is based on current body weight and expected adult weight.   
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==Adult Dog Energy Requirements==
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The calculations are based on
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:::95 x W <sup>0.75</sup>
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Where:
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:::W = body weight in kg
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!colspan="2" bgcolor="#97C7F7"|Table 2: Adult Dog Energy Requirements (kcal/day)
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!bgcolor="#DEE2E3"|Adult weight in kg
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!bgcolor="#D9EAFA"|Energy Requirement in kcal/d
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|1
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|align="center"|95
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|2
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|align="center"|160
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|3
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|align="center"|217
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|4
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|align="center"|269
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|5
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|align="center"|318
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|6
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|align="center"|364
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|7
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|align="center"|409
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|8
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|align="center"|452
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|9
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|align="center"|494
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|10
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|align="center"|534
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|15
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|align="center"|724
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|20
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|align="center"|898
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|25
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|align="center"|1062
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|30
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|align="center"|1218
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|35
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|align="center"|1367
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|40
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|align="center"|1511
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|45
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|align="center"|1651
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|50
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|align="center"|1786
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|55
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|align="center"|1919
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|60
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|align="center"|2048
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|65
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|align="center"|2175
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|70
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|align="center"|2299
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==Kitten Energy Requirements==
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N.B. The energy requirements in table 3 are per kg body weight.
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!colspan="2" bgcolor="#97C7F7"|Table 3: Kitten Energy Requirements (kcal/'''kg BW'''/day)
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!bgcolor="#DEE2E3"|Age in weeks
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!bgcolor="#D9EAFA"|Energy Requirement in kcal/d
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|up to 8
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|align="center"|218
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|8 to 12
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|align="center"|178
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|12 to 16
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|align="center"|143
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|16 to 24
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|align="center"|108
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|24 to 32
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|align="center"|92
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|32 to 40
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|align="center"|83
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==Adult Cat Energy Requirements==
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The calculations are based on
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:::77.6 W <sup>0.711</sup>
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Where:
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:::W = body weight in kg
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!colspan="2" bgcolor="#97C7F7"|Table 4: Adult Cat Energy Requirements (kcal/day)
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!bgcolor="#DEE2E3"|Adult weight in kg
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!bgcolor="#D9EAFA"|Energy Requirement in kcal/d
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|1
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|align="center"|78
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|2
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|align="center"|127
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|3
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|align="center"|169
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|4
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|align="center"|208
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|5
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|align="center"|244
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|6
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|align="center"|277
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|7
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|align="center"|310
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|8
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|align="center"|340
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|9
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|align="center"|370
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|10
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|align="center"|399
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{{Reviewed Nutrition 2
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|author = [[Richard Butterwick|Dr Richard Butterwick]]
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|editor2 = [[George Fahey|Professor George C Fahey]]
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|editor1 = [http://regulatorydiscretion.com/Page_3.html Dr David A. Dzanis]
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|date = May 2017
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}}
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