Table 5.
Recommended dietary Trp inclusions for adult dogs at maintenance by AAFCO, FEDIAF, NRC, and the present study
| AAFCO1 | FEDIAF2 | NRC3 | Miniature Dachshunds | Beagles | Labrador Retrievers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR4 | RA | MR | CI | MR | CI | MR | CI | |||
| g/100 g DM5 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.154 | 0.187 | 0.218 | 0.269 | 0.157 | 0.204 |
| g/Mcal ME | 0.406 | 0.53 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.370 | 0.451 | 0.524 | 0.649 | 0.378 | 0.489 |
| mg/kg BW | 20.58 | 25.01 | 38.78 | 47.92 | 20.94 | 27.21 | ||||
| (30.42)7 | (26.40) | (19.52) |
1Association of American Feed Control Officials Manual (2014).
2European Pet Food Industry Federation Nutritional guidelines for complete and complementary pet food for cats and dogs (2013).
3Nutrient requirements of dog and cats. National Research Council (2006).
4CI = Confidence interval; MR = Minimal requirement; RA = recommended allowance.
5Values for g/100 g DM are determined assuming a dietary energy density of 4,000 kcal ME/kg.
6Assuming dietary energy density of 4,000 kcal ME/kg.
7Values in parentheses represent NRC recommendation for Trp requirement for adult dogs at maintenance converted from mg/kg BW0.75 to mg/kg BW using the average BW of individual breeds.