{"topic_id":"FEDIAF_2025_cat_growth_reproduction","category":"fediaf","context":"FEDIAF 2025 Cat Growth & Reproduction recommended nutrient levels (Table III-4a, units per 100 g DM): Crude Protein minimum 28.00/30.00 g; Crude Fat minimum 9.00 g; Calcium minimum 1.00 g; Phosphorus minimum 0.84 g (with Ca:P ratio minimum 1/1 and nutritional maximum 1.5/1 for growth); Taurine minimum (dry pet food) 0.10 g and (canned pet food) 0.25 g — i.e. 100 mg and 250 mg per 100 g DM; Vitamin A 900 IU per 100 g DM (= 9,000 IU/kg DM) with a nutritional maximum of 40,000 IU per 100 g DM for growth and 33,333 for reproduction (N). Arginine 1.07/1.11 g (max 3.50 N), Methionine 0.44 g (max 1.30 N), Methionine + cystine 0.88 g, Lysine 0.85 g, Threonine 0.65 g, Tryptophan 0.16 g (max 1.70 N). Where growth and reproduction values differ, FEDIAF declares them as \"value for growth/value for reproduction\". Kitten energy needs run about 2.0-2.5 × adult MER up to 4 months of age (Table VII-10), declining to 1.75-2.0 × at 4-9 months and 1.5 × at 9-12 months.\n","sources":["generated from .md only"],"tokens_estimated":115,"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."}