Table 2. Nutrient composition of homemade diets formulated for dogs for the present study, on dry matter basis, estimated by software1.
| Nutrient | Maintenance | Obesity | Congestive heart failure | Diabetes mellitus | Hepatic encephalopathy | Chronic kidney disease | Food hypersensitivity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | Beef | Chicken | Beef | Chicken | Beef | Chicken | Beef | Chicken | Beef | Chicken | Beef | Tilapia | Lamb | |
| Crude protein (g) | 26.0 | 26.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 |
| Crude fat (g) | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Total dietary fiber (g) | 3.9 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Ash (g) | 9.5 | 10.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 10.1 |
| Calcium (g) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (g) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.35 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Sodium (g) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Copper (mg) | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Metabolizable energy DM2 (kcal/g) | 4.44 | 4.41 | 4.11 | 3.89 | 4.21 | 4.22 | 4.30 | 4.25 | 4.29 | 4.31 | 4.43 | 4.38 | 4.25 | 4.27 |
| Metabolizable energy OM3 (kcal/g) | 1.57 | 1.51 | 1.24 | 1.21 | 1.63 | 1.58 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.49 | 1.52 | 1.66 | 1.69 | 1.09 | 1.07 |
1Optimal Formula 2000, Optimal Informática, Campinas, Brazil;
2DM = dry matter;
3OM = original matter, as fed.