36. DAILY NUTRIENT ALLOWANCES: DOG 



Values are approximations to adequate requirements for normal growth, health and productivity. 

 Presentation of values in terms of "per kg body weight per day" is for purposes of comparison of 

 species, and does not necessarily imply a close correlation between nutrient need eind body weight 

 within the species. 



Specifications 

 NutrientT 

 per kg body 

 weight per day 



Young 



Growth 



"T5r~ 



Mature 



Maintenance 



IcI 



Specifications 

 Nutrient^ 

 per kg body 

 weight per day 



JEL 



Young 



Mature 



Growth 



Mainteneince 



is: 



m 



(cT 



1 Water 



2 Calories , metabolizable 



3 Total feed, g 

 1|[ Residue 



Protein', g 



Carbohydrate, g 



Fat, g 



"Essential" fatty acids 



150^ 

 50 



2-T 



26 

 7 



75^ 

 25- 1+0 



17.6 

 1.3 



2C Pantothenic acid, nig 



Vitamin A, calc . as 



P-carotene5, ^g 

 Ascorbic acid 



Biotin^''^ 

 Choline, mg 

 Cobalamin", p.g 

 Vitamin D, calc . as 



calciferol9, (jg 

 Vitamin E^O, mg 



Folic acid group 

 Inositol 

 Vitamin K^ 

 Niacin-'-J, mg 



11 



H6 



120 



55 



1.5 



°-5?o 



15 

 O.k 



59 



0? 



33 



0.55 



0.16 





 0? 



0.2i| 



2] 

 2£ 

 21 

 2k 

 21 



Zi 

 21 

 2£ 

 2S 

 5C 



31 



3S 

 33 



y, 



3t 



31 

 3£ 

 3S 



Para-aminobenzoic acid 

 Pyridoxine group^, mg 

 Riboflavine, mg 

 Thiamine, mg 



Calcium, mg 



Chlorine, mg 

 Cobalt, mg 

 Copper, mg 

 Fluorine, mg 

 Iodine, mg 



Iron, mg 



Magnesium, mg 

 Manganese, mg 

 Phosphorus, mg 

 Potassium, mg 



Silicon 

 Sodium, mg 

 Sulfur, mg 

 Zinc, mg 



0.1 







0.055 

 0.09 



550I5 



0.05 

 0.16 



0.033 



1.3 

 35 

 0.22 



Mtol9 

 530^1 



60 



0.U2 



0.055 







0.022 

 O.OlA 

 0.018 

 ■250^''^ 



180 



0.05 



0.16 

 0.08^8 



0.033 



1.3 

 11 



0.11 

 22020 

 220 



^?18 



0.11 



/l/ Kilocalories. /2/ There is considerable variation, depending on size of the animal. /3/ Con^ilete, 

 balanced protein, free of toxic materials, /h/ Recommended allowance of 20^ in diet. /5/ 0.6 ^g P- 

 carotene = one I.U. /6/ Needed only when avldln is in diet, /"j/ Progressive paralysis cured by daily 

 administration of 100 ng/kg body weight, which probably well exceeds daily need of healthy animals. 

 /8/ A generic term including cyanocobalamin {vitamin B12) and its hydrogenatlon product (known vari- 

 ously as B^o or B-j^^j) which has approximately the same biological activity. /9/ 0.025 ^*6 calciferol 

 = one I.U. 710/ A generic term for alpha-, beta-, delta-, and gamma- tocopherols. A value of 1 has 

 been reported, /ll/ Folic acid Is not a chemical entity, but a generic term for pteroylglutamic acid 

 (folacin), vitamin M, vitamin Be, factor U,L. casei factor, Norite eluate factor. Values are based on 

 the requirement of the fox. /l2/ The anti-hemorrhagic factor. A generic term for vitamin K^ (2-methyl- 

 3-phytyl-l,4-naphthoquinone), synthetic vitamin K (meneuiioue = 2-methyl- 1,1*- naphthoquinone ) , and vit- 

 amin Kg (2-methyl-3-difamesyl-l,l*-naphthoquinone) . Required when normal bile production is inqjaired. 

 /I3/ The term is used here as a generic term for nicotinic acid (niacin) and nicotinic acid amide 

 (nicotinamide) ; also for pellagra preventive (P.P.) factor, anti-blacktongue factor. /1I+/ Includes 

 pyridoxine, pyridoxal and pyridoxamlne . /15/ A veilue of 90 has been reported. /I6/ A value of 1*5 has 

 been reported. /l?/ A vadue of 90 has been reported. /18/ Calculated from Wesson's salt mixture 

 {0.7 g salt mixture/kg body weight per day). /19/ A value of 75 has been reported. /20/ A value of 

 35 has been reported. /2l/ A value of I50 has been reported. 



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