Exceptional longevity and potential determinants of successful ageing in a cohort of 39 Labrador retrievers: results of a prospective longitudinal study

Table 8 Energy intake of Labrador retrievers in the current study and a previous calorie restricted study

Average daily intake of energy^b	Current study			Calorie ‘restricted’ group^a
Average daily intake of energy^b	Expected	Long	Exceptional	Calorie ‘restricted’ group^a
MJ/day	5.88	5.84	5.56	5.15
kcal/day	1405	1397	1329	1230
Energy intake kcal/kg/day	46.2	46.2	48	≈46.5

^aGroup of Labrador retrievers fed 25 % less than their ‘Control’ fed pair; Kealy et al. [19, 25] and Lawler et al. [2]
^bMetabolic energy of the test diet fed was 3669 kcal/kg based on a Modified Atwater calculation

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