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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==
The calculations are based on
The calculations are based on
:::95 W <sup>0.75</sup>
:::95 x W <sup>0.75</sup>
Where:
Where:
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!colspan="2" bgcolor="#97C7F7"|Table 2: Adult Dog Energy Requirements (kcal/day)
!colspan="2" bgcolor="#97C7F7"|Table 2: Adult Dog Energy Requirements (kcal/day)
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==Kitten Energy Requirements==
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
!bgcolor="#D9EAFA"|Energy Requirement in kcal/d
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|up to 8
|align="center"|218
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|8 to 12
|align="center"|178
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|12 to 16
|align="center"|143
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|16 to 24
|align="center"|108
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|24 to 32
|align="center"|92
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|32 to 40
|align="center"|83
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==Adult Cat Energy Requirements==
The calculations are based on
:::77.6 W <sup>0.711</sup>
Where:
:::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
!bgcolor="#D9EAFA"|Energy Requirement in kcal/d
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|1
|align="center"|78
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|2
|align="center"|127
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|3
|align="center"|169
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|4
|align="center"|208
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|5
|align="center"|244
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|6
|align="center"|277
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|7
|align="center"|310
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|8
|align="center"|340
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|9
|align="center"|370
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|bgcolor="#DEE2E3" align="center"|10
|align="center"|399
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|author = [[Richard Butterwick|Dr Richard Butterwick]]
|editor2 = [[George Fahey|Professor George C Fahey]]
|editor1 = [http://regulatorydiscretion.com/Page_3.html Dr David A. Dzanis]
|date = May 2017
}}
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