Table 6. Calculated Resting Energy Requirement (RER) and Maintenance Energy Requirement (MER) range for golden retrievers (n = 43) fed a non-Traditional Diet (NTD) and the difference in number of calories fed compared to calculated MER for a sedentary and active lifestyle.

Subject No.	Weight (kg)	BCS	Diet	Calculated RER (kcal/day)	MER Range (kcal/day)	% Difference in actual vs MER
						Sedentary	Active
1	25.91	5	1A	835	1170–1337	-21.00	-30.87
2	31.59	5	2A	933	1306–1492	*	*
			3A
3	28.64	5	3A	867	1213–1386	*	*
			3B
			4A
			4B
			5A
			5B
4	34.09	5	6A	988	1383–1580	*	*
5	21.36	5	3A	696	974–1113	*	*
			3B
			7A
6	22.73	4	8A	729	1020–1166	-13.93	-24.69
			9A
7	29.09	5	3C	877	1228–1403	*	*
			7B
			10A
8	28.59	5	11A	866	1212–1358	-24.90	-34.29
			11B
9	27.23	4	6B	834	1168–1335	39.71	22.25
10	35.77	5	12A	1024	1433–1638	0.46	-12.10
11	28.18	5	5C	856	1199–1370	*	*
12	26.82	5	13A	825	1155–1320	*	*
13	23.64	4	14A	750	1051–1201	*	*
14	35.45	5	15A	1017	1424–1627	-18.36	-28.57
			16D
15	30.91	5	1B	918	1285–1468	-38.97	-46.60
16	27.27	4	6C	835	1170–1337	1.83	-10.90
17	33.18	5	7C	968	1355–1548	-25.90	-35.16
18	27.73	4	16A	846	1184–1353	-26.11	-35.34
19	25.00	4	16A	783	1096–1252	-4.17	-16.15
20	35.91	6	17A	1027	1438–1643	-36.59	-44.52
			18A
			18B
21	30.45	6	17A	907	1270–1452	-28.25	-37.22
			18A
			18B
22	30.00	5	19A	897	1256–1436	-46.51	-53.19
23	32.73	9	20A	958	1341–1532	*	*
			20B
			20C
			20D
			20E
			20F
			21A
			21B
24	26.36	5	16B	814	1140–1303	*	*
			16C
25	30.91	5	16B	918	1285–1468	*	*
			16C
26	31.36	5	20A	928	1299–1484	*	*
			20B
			20C
			20D
			20E
			20F
			21A
			21B
27	34.09	7	3D	988	1383–1580	*	*
			8B
			22A
28	33.64	6	19A	978	1369–1564	*	*
			19B
			19C
29	30.30	6	6B	904	1266–1446	-11.47	-22.53
30	35.45	5	23A	1017	1424–1627	-15.80	-26.32
31	34.45	5	16A	995	1394–1593	-49.77	-56.05
32	40.25	7	19C	1119	1566–1790	*	*
			19E
33	36.00	7	19D	1029	1440–1646	-18.14	-28.37
34	29.20	5	23A	879	1231–1407	-32.82	-41.22
			24A
			25A
35	34.09	6	5D	988	1383–1580	-33.46	-41.78
			6D
36	25.45	5	5D	793	1111–1269	-17.16	-27.52
			6D
37	36.36	5	1C	1037	1451–1659	-18.96	-29.09
38	40.45	6	26A	1123	1572–1797	*	*
39	28.18	5	3E	856	1199–1370	*	*
			23B
40	37.73	7	1D	1066	1492–1705	-47.98	-54.49
41	35.00	6	19A	1007	1410–1612	7.22	-6.18
42	25.45	6	8C	793	1111–1269	-36.43	-44.38
43	38.64	7	27A	1085	1519–1736	-14.07	-24.81

List of individual weight, body condition score (BCS), diet brand and variety, calculated resting energy requirement (RER) in kilocalories per day (kcal/day), calculated maintenance energy requirement (MER) in kilocalories per day (kcal/day), and percent (%) difference in actual amount of diet fed (kcal/day) to calculated MER for group 2 diets. Maintenance energy requirements were listed as a range of RER multiplied by a factor of 1.4–1.6 to account for a less active or more active lifestyle, respectively. For dogs being fed multiple diets, % difference in actual vs MER was calculated as an average between the different diets.

* Information not available or dog received most of calories from other food sources

¹ This value is an underestimate as only diets 23A and 24A were used to calculate % difference in actual vs MER for subject 34.

1A = ACANA Pacifica (dry)

1B = ACANA Meadowland (dry)

1C = ACANA Singles Lamb and Apple (dry)

1D = ACANA Grasslands (dry)

2A = Greentripe Xkaliber: Green Tripe, Heart, Tongue, Trachea and Ground Bone (raw)

3A = The Honest Kitchen Dehydrated–Grain Free Turkey Recipe (Embark)

3B = The Honest Kitchen Dehydrated–Whole Grain Turkey Recipe (Keen)

3C = The Honest Kitchen Dehydrated–Grain Free Fish Recipe (Zeal)

3D = The Honest Kitchen Dehydrated–Limited Ingredient Fish Recipe (Brave)

3E = The Honest Kitchen Dehydrated–Grain Free Fruit and Veggie Base Mix (Preference)

4A = Instinct by Nature’s Variety Original Grain-Free Recipe with Real Duck (dry)

4B = Instinct by Nature’s Variety Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Recipe with Real Turkey (dry)

5A = Taste of the Wild High Prairie Canine Recipe with Roasted Bison and Roasted Venison (dry)

5B = Taste of the Wild Wetlands Canine Recipe with Roasted Fowl (dry)

5C = Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream Canine Recipe with Roasted Salmon (dry)

5D = Taste of the Wild Sierra Mountain Canine Recipe with Roasted Lamb (dry)

6A = Fromm Weight Management Gold (dry)

6B = Fromm Adult Gold (dry)

6C = Fromm Salmon a La Veg Recipe (dry)

6D = Fromm Lamb and Lentil Recipe (dry)

7A = Sport Dog Food Elite Grain Free Chicken Meal 30/14 (dry)

7B = Sport Dog Food Elite Grain Free Whitefish Meal 30/14 (dry)

7C = Sport Dog Food Working Dog–Grain and Peas Free Turkey Formula (dry)

8A = Nutri Source Pure Vita Duck and Oatmeal (dry)

8B = Nutri Source Pure Vita Salmon Entrée (canned)

8C = Nutri Source Weight Management Dog Food Chicken and Chicken Meal Protein (dry)

9A = Sojos Complete Turkey Recipe (raw)

10A = Stella and Chewy’s Freeze Dried Dinner Patties, Lamb and Venison Flavors (raw)

11A = Oma’s Pride Beef and Veggies (raw)

11B = Oma’s Pride Turkey and Veggies (raw)

12A = Annamaet Ultra Chicken Meal and Brown Rice (dry)

13A = Darwin’s Natural Selections Beef, Turkey and Pork (raw)

14A = Raw Bistro Dog Fare Grass-Fed Beef Entrée

15A = Earthborn Holistic Coastal Catch (dry)

16A = Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain Free Potato and Duck Dry Dog Food Formula

16B = Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain Free Sweet Potato and Fish Dry Dog Food Formula

16C = Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain Free Chicken and Sweet Potato Canned Dog Formula

16D = Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain Free Bison and Sweet Potato Dry Dog Food Formula

17A = Victor Grain Free Yukon River Canine (dry)

18A = Merrick Grain Free Wilderness Blend in Gravy (canned)

18B = Merrick Chunky Grain Free Big Texas Steak Tips Dinner in Gravy (canned)

19A = Kirkland Signature Nature’s Domain Salmon Meal and Sweet Potato Dog Food (dry)

19B = Kirkland Signature Nature’s Domain Beef Meal and Sweet Potato Dog Food (dry)

19C = Kirkland Signature Nature’s Domain Turkey Meal and Sweet Potato Dog Food (dry)

19D = Kirkland Signature Adult Formula Chicken, Rice and Vegetable Dog Food (dry)

19E = Kirkland Signature Nature’s Domain Turkey and Pea Stew for Dogs (canned)

20A = Top Quality Dog Food Beef HVM (raw)

20B = Top Quality Dog Food Chicken HVM (raw)

20C = Top Quality Dog Food Pork HVM (raw)

20D = Top Quality Dog Food Green Tripe Ground (raw)

20E = Top Quality Dog Food Green Tripe Chunks (raw)

20F = Top Quality Dog Food Beef with Tripe and Organ Meats (raw)

21A = K-9 Kravings Beef and Vegetables (raw)

21B = K-9 Kravings Chicken, Beef and Vegetables (raw)

22A = Canidae Grain Free Pure Ancestral Fish Formula Raw Coated Dry Dog Food

23A = Orijen Original Dog Food (dry)

23B = Orijen Tundra Dog Food (dry)

24A = Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula Lamb and Brown Rice Recipe (dry)

25A = Primal Freeze-Dried Nuggets, Beef and Duck Flavor (raw)

26A = Wellness Core Grain Free Large Breed (dry)

27A = Zignature Lamb Formula (dry)