1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Animals and Husbandry
2.2. Diet Management
2.3. Bodyweight Management
2.4. Sample Collection and Analysis
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. WALTHAM™ Puppy Growth Charts
3.2. Energy Intake
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Age (Weeks) | Mean Energy Intake (kJ/kg0.75) | NRC Estimate (kJ/kg0.75) | Energy Difference (kJ/kg0.75) | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 821.2 (784.7, 857.8) | 1107.4 (1068.6, 1146.2) | −286.0 (−334.4, −237.6) | <0.001 |
14 | 796.7 (768.7, 824.7) | 960.1 (922.5, 997.8) | −163.3 (−204.9, −121.6) | <0.001 |
18 | 667.0 (639.0, 695.1) | 825.7 (788.1, 863.4) | −158.6 (−200.2, −116.9) | <0.001 |
22 | 585.1 (557.1, 613.1) | 737.8 (700.1, 775.4) | −152.5 (−194.2, −110.9) | <0.001 |
26 | 500.3 (467.3, 533.4) | 690.4 (651.7, 729.0) | −190.0 (−235.9, −144.2) | <0.001 |
30 | 527.1 (498.4, 555.7) | 658.9 (620.8, 697.0) | −131.9 (−174.4, −89.5) | <0.001 |
34 | 516.2 (487.6, 544.8) | 624.8 (586.7, 662.9) | −108.7 (−151.1, −66.3) | <0.001 |
38 | 509.1 (480.5, 537.7) | 608.5 (570.3, 646.6) | −99.6 (−142.0, −57.2) | <0.001 |
42 | 504.8 (476.2, 533.4) | 586.2 (548.1, 624.3) | −81.7 (−124.1, −39.2) | <0.001 |
46 | 486.7 (458.1, 515.4) | 571.1 (533.0, 609.3) | −84.7 (−127.1, −42.2) | <0.001 |
50 | 491.4 (462.8, 520.1) | 561.8 (523.7, 599.9) | −70.5 (−113, −28.1) | <0.001 |
52 | 460.6 (430.8, 490.5) | 558.3 (520.0, 596.5) | −97.8 (−141.2, −54.5) | <0.001 |
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