Energy Intake Matrices

Daily Metabolizable Energy Intake Matrix

Intake, lb/d Diet ME, kcal/lb
1400 1425 1450 1475 1500 1525 1550 1575 1600 1625
0.50 0.70 0.71 0.73 0.74 0.75 0.76 0.78 0.79 0.80 0.81
0.75 1.05 1.07 1.09 1.11 1.13 1.14 1.16 1.18 1.20 1.22
1.00 1.40 1.43 1.45 1.48 1.50 1.53 1.55 1.58 1.60 1.63
1.25 1.75 1.78 1.81 1.84 1.88 1.91 1.94 1.97 2.00 2.03
1.50 2.10 2.14 2.18 2.21 2.25 2.29 2.33 2.36 2.40 2.44
1.75 2.45 2.49 2.54 2.58 2.63 2.67 2.71 2.76 2.80 2.84
2.00 2.80 2.85 2.90 2.95 3.00 3.05 3.10 3.15 3.20 3.25
2.25 3.15 3.21 3.26 3.32 3.38 3.43 3.49 3.54 3.60 3.66
2.50 3.50 3.56 3.63 3.69 3.75 3.81 3.88 3.94 4.00 4.06
2.75 3.85 3.92 3.99 4.06 4.13 4.19 4.26 4.33 4.40 4.47
3.00 4.20 4.28 4.35 4.43 4.50 4.58 4.65 4.73 4.80 4.88
3.25 4.55 4.63 4.71 4.79 4.88 4.96 5.04 5.12 5.20 5.28
3.50 4.90 4.99 5.08 5.16 5.25 5.34 5.43 5.51 5.60 5.69
3.75 5.25 5.34 5.44 5.53 5.63 5.72 5.81 5.91 6.00 6.09
4.00 5.60 5.70 5.80 5.90 6.00 6.10 6.20 6.30 6.40 6.50
4.25 5.95 6.06 6.16 6.27 6.38 6.48 6.59 6.69 6.80 6.91
4.50 6.30 6.41 6.53 6.64 6.75 6.86 6.98 7.09 7.20 7.31
4.75 6.65 6.77 6.89 7.01 7.13 7.24 7.36 7.48 7.60 7.72
5.00 7.00 7.13 7.25 7.38 7.50 7.63 7.75 7.88 8.00 8.13
5.25 7.35 7.48 7.61 7.74 7.88 8.01 8.14 8.27 8.40 8.53
5.50 7.70 7.84 7.98 8.11 8.25 8.39 8.53 8.66 8.80 8.94
5.75 8.05 8.19 8.34 8.48 8.63 8.77 8.91 9.06 9.20 9.34
6.00 8.40 8.55 8.70 8.85 9.00 9.15 9.30 9.45 9.60 9.75
6.25 8.75 8.91 9.06 9.22 9.38 9.53 9.69 9.84 10.00 10.16
6.50 9.10 9.26 9.43 9.59 9.75 9.91 10.08 10.24 10.40 10.56
6.75 9.45 9.62 9.79 9.96 10.13 10.29 10.46 10.63 10.80 10.97
7.00 9.80 9.98 10.15 10.33 10.50 10.68 10.85 11.03 11.20 11.38

Daily Digestible Energy Intake Matrix

Intake, lb/d Diet ME, kcal/lb
1453 1478 1503 1528 1553 1578 1603 1628 1653 1678
0.50 0.73 0.74 0.75 0.76 0.78 0.79 0.80 0.81 0.83 0.84
0.75 1.09 1.11 1.13 1.15 1.16 1.18 1.20 1.22 1.24 1.26
1.00 1.45 1.48 1.50 1.53 1.55 1.58 1.60 1.63 1.65 1.68
1.25 1.82 1.85 1.88 1.91 1.94 1.97 2.00 2.03 2.07 2.10
1.50 2.18 2.22 2.25 2.29 2.33 2.37 2.40 2.44 2.48 2.52
1.75 2.54 2.59 2.63 2.67 2.72 2.76 2.81 2.85 2.89 2.94
2.00 2.91 2.96 3.01 3.06 3.11 3.16 3.21 3.26 3.31 3.36
2.25 3.27 3.33 3.38 3.44 3.49 3.55 3.61 3.66 3.72 3.78
2.50 3.63 3.69 3.76 3.82 3.88 3.94 4.01 4.07 4.13 4.19
2.75 4.00 4.06 4.13 4.20 4.27 4.34 4.41 4.48 4.55 4.61
3.00 4.36 4.43 4.51 4.58 4.66 4.73 4.81 4.88 4.96 5.03
3.25 4.72 4.80 4.88 4.97 5.05 5.13 5.21 5.29 5.37 5.45
3.50 5.09 5.17 5.26 5.35 5.44 5.52 5.61 5.70 5.79 5.87
3.75 5.45 5.54 5.64 5.73 5.82 5.92 6.01 6.10 6.20 6.29
4.00 5.81 5.91 6.01 6.11 6.21 6.31 6.41 6.51 6.61 6.71
4.25 6.17 6.28 6.39 6.49 6.60 6.71 6.81 6.92 7.02 7.13
4.50 6.54 6.65 6.76 6.88 6.99 7.10 7.21 7.33 7.44 7.55
4.75 6.90 7.02 7.14 7.26 7.38 7.49 7.61 7.73 7.85 7.97
5.00 7.26 7.39 7.51 7.64 7.76 7.89 8.01 8.14 8.26 8.39
5.25 7.63 7.76 7.89 8.02 8.15 8.28 8.42 8.55 8.68 8.81
5.50 7.99 8.13 8.27 8.40 8.54 8.68 8.82 8.95 9.09 9.23
5.75 8.35 8.50 8.64 8.79 8.93 9.07 9.22 9.36 9.50 9.65
6.00 8.72 8.87 9.02 9.17 9.32 9.47 9.62 9.77 9.92 10.07
6.25 9.08 9.24 9.39 9.55 9.71 9.86 10.02 10.17 10.33 10.49
6.50 9.44 9.61 9.77 9.93 10.09 10.26 10.42 10.58 10.74 10.91
6.75 9.81 9.98 10.14 10.31 10.48 10.65 10.82 10.99 11.16 11.33
7.00 10.17 10.35 10.52 10.70 10.87 11.05 11.22 11.40 11.57 11.75

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