Calculated 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.

130 x BW (KG)0.75 x 3.2 x [e(-0.87p) - 0.1]

Where:

p = W/Wm
W = actual body weight
Wm = predicted mature adult weight,
e = base of natural log ~2.718
BW =

N.B. The table displays the columns 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.


Table 1: Puppy Energy Requirements (kcal/day)
Age in months
Expected adult weight in kg 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 12 15 18 21
1 56 97 123 137 140 141 adult adult adult adult adult
2 95 163 207 230 236 238 adult adult adult adult adult
3 129 221 281 311 320 322 adult adult adult adult adult
4 159 274 349 386 397 400 adult adult adult adult adult
5 188 324 412 457 469 473 adult adult adult adult adult
6 216 372 473 524 537 542 535 adult adult adult adult
7 243 417 531 588 603 608 601 adult adult adult adult
8 268 461 587 650 667 672 664 adult adult adult adult
9 293 504 641 710 728 728 734 adult adult adult adult
10 317 545 693 768 788 795 785 adult adult adult adult
15 430 739 940 1040 1069 1077 1065 adult adult adult adult
20 533 917 1166 1292 1326 1337 1321 adult adult adult adult
25 532 1030 1349 1498 1551 1576 1575 1543 1516 adult adult
30 610 1181 1547 1718 1778 1807 1806 1769 1738 adult adult
35 685 1325 1737 1928 1996 2029 2027 1986 1951 adult adult
40 757 1465 1919 2132 2206 2242 2241 2195 2157 adult adult
45 744 1299 1836 2164 2341 2431 2455 2437 2385 2306 adult
50 805 1406 1987 2342 2533 2631 2657 2637 2581 2495 adult
55
60
65
70