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===Puppy Energy Requirements===
The equation used for puppy energy requirements is based on current body weight and expected adult weight.
:::130 x BW (KG)<sup>0.75</sup> x 3.2 x [e<sup>(-0.87p)</sup> - 0.1]
Where:
:::p = W/Wm
::::W = actual body weight
::::Wm = predicted mature adult weight,
:::e = base of natural log ~2.718
:::<font color="red">BW = </font>
However, the columns are in age in months, NOT current weight of the puppy. This is because the energy requirement data at a given age are calculated from the expected weight at that age – and this varies depending on the anticipated adult weight of the dog.
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!colspan="3" bgcolor="#97C7F7"|TABLE 1: Ingredient categories within Europe - defined by EU Commission Directive 98/67/EC
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!align="center" width="20%" bgcolor="#D9EAFA"|<i>Term</i>
!align="center" bgcolor="#D9EAFA"|<i>Definition</i>
!align="center" bgcolor="#D9EAFA"|<i>Example Ingredients</i>
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