FEDIAF (European Pet Food) publishes nutrient-based trade guidelines for complete pet foods. This topic extracts the growth & reproduction columns of Table III-3a (unit per 100 g dry matter) from the FEDIAF 2022 Nutritional Guidelines (Publication October 2021). The companion topic fediaf_historical_2022_dog_adult_maintenance carries the verbatim full-table slice framed on adult maintenance; here the complete growth/reproduction column set is rendered as a clean per-stage table. Every value below is taken from the verbatim source row line(s) listed under Claims — nothing is interpolated, and cells the source marks "-" stay "-". Levels reflect minimum recommended amounts including a safety margin; they are not minimum requirements.
The dog table carries two growth columns — Early Growth (< 14 weeks) & Reproduction and Late Growth (≥ 14 weeks). Footnotes a/b split the late-growth calcium minimum by expected adult body weight (0.80a for breeds up to 15 kg adult weight during the whole late-growth phase; 1.00b for breeds over 15 kg until about 6 months of age), and the late-growth Ca/P maximum varies accordingly (1.8/1a or 1.6/1b).
Table III-3a — growth & reproduction minimum recommended levels (per 100 g DM), 2022 edition
| Nutrient | Unit | Early Growth (< 14 weeks) & Reproduction | Late Growth (≥ 14 weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein* | g | 25.00 | 20.00 |
| Arginine* | g | 0.82 | 0.74 |
| Histidine | g | 0.39 | 0.25 |
| Isoleucine | g | 0.65 | 0.50 |
| Leucine | g | 1.29 | 0.80 |
| Lysine* | g | 0.88 | 0.70 |
| Methionine* | g | 0.35 | 0.26 |
| Methionine + cystine* | g | 0.70 | 0.53 |
| Phenylalanine | g | 0.65 | 0.50 |
| Phenylalanine + tyrosine* | g | 1.30 | 1.00 |
| Threonine | g | 0.81 | 0.64 |
| Tryptophan | g | 0.23 | 0.21 |
| Valine | g | 0.68 | 0.56 |
| Fat* | g | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| Linoleic acid (ω-6)* | g | 1.30 | 1.30 |
| Arachidonic acid (ω-6)* | mg | 30.00 | 30.00 |
| Alpha-linolenic acid (ω-3)* | g | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| EPA + DHA (ω-3)* | g | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Calcium* | g | 1.00 | 0.80a / 1.00b |
| Phosphorus* | g | 0.90 | 0.70 |
| Ca / P ratio | ratio | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Potassium | g | 0.44 | 0.44 |
| Sodium* | g | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| Chloride | g | 0.33 | 0.33 |
| Magnesium | g | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Copper* | mg | 1.10 | 1.10 |
| Iodine* | mg | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Iron* | mg | 8.80 | 8.80 |
| Manganese | mg | 0.56 | 0.56 |
| Selenium* (wet diets) | µg | 40.00 | 40.00 |
| Selenium* (dry diets) | µg | 40.00 | 40.00 |
| Zinc* | mg | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Vitamin A* | IU | 500.00 | 500.00 |
| Vitamin D* | IU | 55.20 | 50.00 |
| Vitamin E* | IU | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)* | mg | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)* | mg | 0.42 | 0.42 |
| Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)* | mg | 1.20 | 1.20 |
| Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)* | mg | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)* | µg | 2.80 | 2.80 |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin)* | mg | 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Vitamin B9 (Folic acid)* | µg | 21.60 | 21.60 |
| Vitamin B7 (Biotin)* | µg | - | - |
| Choline | mg | 170.00 | 170.00 |
| Vitamin K* | µg | - | - |
Growth-relevant maxima on this table: lysine 2.80 g/100 g DM (N, growth); linoleic acid 6.50 g/100 g DM (N, early growth); calcium 1.60 (N, early growth) / 1.80 (N, late growth); Ca/P ratio 1.6/1 (N, early growth & reproduction) and 1.8/1a or 1.6/1b (N, late growth); vitamin A 40 000 IU (N) / 227.00 IU (L); vitamin D 320.00 IU (N). EU legal limits (L) for trace elements apply at all stages.
Cross-edition note
The growth/reproduction values in Table III-3a are identical across the 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025 editions of the guidelines (verified by diffing the extracted tables of pdf-raw/fediaf-historical/fediaf_nutritional_guidelines_2021/2022/2024/2025.txt; only publication-date footers and table-layout whitespace differ). This 2022 slice is kept as a separate topic so each historical edition remains independently citable.
Source: pdf-raw/fediaf-historical/fediaf_nutritional_guidelines_2022.txt (faithful pdftotext -layout extraction of the 2022 edition PDF).
Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)
Protein* g 21.00 18.00 25.00 20.00 -Arginine* g 0.60 0.52 0.82 0.74 -Histidine g 0.27 0.23 0.39 0.25 -Isoleucine g 0.53 0.46 0.65 0.50 -Leucine g 0.95 0.82 1.29 0.80 -Lysine* g 0.46 0.42 0.88 0.70 Growth: 2.80 (N)Methionine* g 0.46 0.40 0.35 0.26 -Methionine + cystine* g 0.88 0.76 0.70 0.53 -Phenylalanine g 0.63 0.54 0.65 0.50 -Phenylalanine + tyrosine* g 1.03 0.89 1.30 1.00 -Threonine g 0.60 0.52 0.81 0.64 -Tryptophan g 0.20 0.17 0.23 0.21 -Valine g 0.68 0.59 0.68 0.56 -Fat* g 5.50 5.50 8.50 8.50 -Linoleic acid (ω-6)* g 1.53 1.32 1.30 1.30 Early Growth: 6.50 (N)Arachidonic acid (ω-6)* mg - - 30.00 30.00 -Alpha-linolenic acid (ω-3)* g - - 0.08 0.08 -EPA + DHA (ω-3)* g - - 0.05 0.05 -Calcium* g 0.58 0.50 1.00 Early growth: 1.60 (N)0.80a1.00bLate growth: 1.80 (N)Phosphorus* g 0.46 0.40 0.90 0.70Ca / P ratio 1/1Early growth & reprod.: 1.6/1 (N)Late growth: 1.8/1a (N) or1.6/1b (N)Potassium g 0.58 0.50 0.44 0.44 -Sodium* g 0.12 0.10 0.22 0.22 cChloride g 0.17 0.15 0.33 0.33Magnesium g 0.08 0.07 0.04 0.04 -Copper* mg 0.83 0.72 1.10 1.10 2.80 (L)Iodine* mg 0.12 0.11 0.15 0.15 1.10 (L)Iron* mg 4.17 3.60 8.80 8.80 68.18 (L)Manganese mg 0.67 0.58 0.56 0.56 17.00 (L)Selenium* (wet diets) µg 27.00 23.00 40.00 40.00 56.80 (L)dSelenium* (dry diets) µg 22.00 18.00 40.00 40.00 56.80 (L)dZinc* mg 8.34 7.20 10.00 10.00 22.70 (L)Vitamin A* IU 702.00 606.00 500.00 500.00 40 000 (N)227.00 (L)Vitamin D* IU 63.90 55.20 55.20 50.00320.00 (N)Vitamin E* IU 4.17 3.60 5.00 5.00Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)* mg 0.25 0.21 0.18 0.18 -Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)* mg 0.69 0.60 0.42 0.42 -Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)* mg 1.64 1.42 1.20 1.20 -Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)* mg 0.17 0.15 0.12 0.12 -Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)* µg 3.87 3.35 2.80 2.80 -Vitamin B3 (Niacin)* mg 1.89 1.64 1.36 1.36 -Vitamin B9 (Folic acid)* µg 29.90 25.80 21.60 21.60 -Vitamin B7 (Biotin)* µg - - - - -Choline mg 189.00 164.00 170.00 170.00 -Vitamin K* µg - - - - -FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines | Publication October 2021 Page 1 of 98