Table 3.

Body weight, REE, and RQ for Miniature Dachshunds, Beagles, and Labrador Retrievers fed diets containing graded levels of Phe

	Dietary Phe,1 %							Pooled ANOVA
	0.24	0.29	0.34	0.44	0.54	0.64	0.74	SEM2	P value
	n = 4	n = 4	n = 4	n = 4	n = 4	n = 4	n = 4
Miniature Dachshunds
BW, kg	5.26	5.32	5.3	5.3	5.32	5.32	5.36	0.29	NS
REE, kcal/kg BW	42.3	39.6	39.6	39.3	43.4	41.0	40.2	3.5	NS
RQ	0.81	0.81	0.83	0.82	0.87	0.82	0.83	0.02	NS
Beagles
BW, kg	7.98	8.03	8.05	8.04	7.99	8	7.97	0.42	NS
REE, kcal/kg BW	46.8	50.2	46.6	65.4	68.8	48.5	47.8	11.0	NS
RQ	0.77	0.76	0.76	0.76	0.76	0.76	0.76	0.01	NS
Labrador Retrievers
BW, kg	35.0	34.9	35.2	35.2	35.2	35.0	35.1	1.1	NS
REE, kcal/kg BW	27.5	30.0	29.5	28.6	29.7	33.7	29.9	2.6	NS
RQ	0.85	0.85	0.85	0.85	0.85	0.83	0.85	0.01	NS

Phe = phenylalanine; REE = resting energy expenditure, RQ = respiratory quotient.

¹Phe content in the diet is in as-fed basis.

²SEM based on n = 4 for each level of Phe in the diet.