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G

Gross energy Is the total energy arising from McDonald P, Edwards RA, Greenhalgh JFD, et al. Gross energy (GE).
complete combustion of a food in a bomb calorimeter. In: Animal Nutrition. 7th Edition Pearson Education Ltd. Harlow,
England. 2011: 255-256.

M

Maintenance energy requirement (MER) Is the Blaxter k. L., 1989. Energy Metabolism in Animals and Man.
energy required to support energy equilibrium, Cambridge University Press.
(where ME equals heat production), over a long
period of time.

Metabolizable energy (ME) Is the digestible energy McDonald P, Edwards RA, Greenhalgh JFD, et al. Metabolisable
less the energy lost in urine and combustible gases. energy (ME). In: Animal Nutrition. 7th Edition Pearson Education
Ltd. Harlow, England. 2011: 258.
Minimum recommended level See allowance for -
definition

N

NRC National Research Council (USA) is a council www.national-academies.org
organised by the US National Academy of Sciences.
The NRC ad hoc Committee on dog and cat nutrition
has compiled the nutritional requirements for dogs
and cats 2006.

Nutrient requirement Is the quantity of a nutrient Food and Nutrition Board USA How should the Recommended
that must be supplied to an animal in order to satisfy Dietary Allowances be Revised? A concept paper from the Food
its metabolic needs. It reflects the minimum average and Nutrition Board. Nutrition Reviews, 1994; 52: 216-219.
level of intake of a nutrient, which, over time, is
sufficient to maintain the desired biochemical or
physiological functions in a population.

Nutritional maximum limit This is the maximum FEDIAF 2011
level of a nutrient in a complete pet food that, based on
scientific data, has not been associated with adverse
effects in healthy dogs and cats. Levels exceeding the
nutritional maximum may still be safe, however, no
scientific data are currently known to FEDIAF.

P

Pet food Any product produced by a pet food Adapted from Regulation (EC) No. 767/2009.
manufacturer, whether processed, partially
processed or unprocessed, intended to be ingested
by pet animals after placing on the market.

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