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. 2014 Mar 31;10:32. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-10-32

Table 1.

Metabolic body weight of different species based on estimated average body weights[37,38]

Species Weight Metabolic bodyweight (MBW)
Adult cattle
 650 kg
 128.7 kg0.75
Calf
 75 kg
 25.5 kg0.75
Pig
 200 kg
 53.2 kg0.75
Young pig
 15 kg
 7.6 kg0.75
Donkey
 200 kg
 53.2 kg0.75
Goat
 50 kg
 18.8 kg0.75
Medium-sized dog
 25 kg
 11.2 kg0.75
Young sheep
 20 kg
 9.5 kg0.75
Rabbit
 3 kg
 2.3 kg0.75
Hen
 1 kg
 1.0 kg0.75
Rat
 0.175 kg
 0.3 kg0.75
Human 65 kg 22.9 kg0.75