{"topic_id":"AAFCO_2013_baseline_dog","category":"aafco","context":"---\ntopic_id: \"AAFCO_2013_baseline_dog\"\ncategory: \"aafco\"\ntitle: \"AAFCO 2013 baseline dog\"\nlang: en\nsource_document: \"AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AAFCO wp-content/uploads PDF\"\n  title: \"AAFCO 2013 baseline dog\"\n  url: \"\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-21\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"official source\"\n  needs_review: true\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:std-body\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\nAAFCO 2013 Official Publication established the baseline Dog Food Nutrient Profiles that served as the predecessor for the 2014 transitional year. Key values (per the 2013/2014 profiles, which are identical except for the 2014 calcium maximum split): Crude Protein minimum 22.5% DM for Growth & Reproduction, 18.0% DM for Adult Maintenance; Crude Fat minimum 8.5% DM (G&R) / 5.5% DM (Adult); Calcium minimum 1.2% DM (G&R) / 0.5% DM (Adult); Calcium maximum was a single 2.5% DM for all life stages in 2013 (this was split in 2014 into 1.8% for G&R / 2.5% for Adult Maintenance); Phosphorus minimum 1.0% DM (G&R) / 0.4% DM (Adult); Phosphorus maximum 1.6% DM. The 2013 baseline is critical for understanding the 2014 Ca max split and remains the reference point for historical comparisons.\n","sources":["AAFCO wp-content/uploads PDF — AAFCO 2013 baseline dog (retrieved 2026-07-21)"],"source":{"authority":"AAFCO wp-content/uploads PDF","title":"AAFCO 2013 baseline dog","url":"https://www.aafco.org/","retrieved":"2026-07-21","ref":"","doc_type":"official source","source_document":"AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations","verification_file":""},"source_document":"AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations","source_file":"","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"verbatim","license":null,"display_grade":"A"},"tokens_estimated":131,"generated_at":"2026-07-16","tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}