| Species | Physiological state | Requirement | Upper limit | References |
| Cat | Growth | 1000 | 80,000 | [210] | Maintenance | 1000 | 100,000 | Gestation and lactation | 2000 | 100,000 |
| Catfish | All | 450 | 9999 | [10, 202] |
| Chicken | Growth | 450 | 4500 | [10, 195] | Laying | 900 | 13500 |
| Cockatiel | Maintenance | 600 | <3000 | [15] |
| Common carp | All | 1200 | ND | [10, 202] |
| Cow, beef | Feedlot | 660 | 19800 | [10, 211] | Pregnant heifers and cows | 840 | 19800 | Lactating cows and bulls | 1170 | 19800 |
| Cow, dairy | Growth | 1014 | 19800 | [10, 212] | Lactating cows and bulls | 840 | 19800 |
| Dog | Growth, gestation, lactation | 1212 | 15,000 | [210] | Maintenance | 1212 | 64,000 |
| Fox | Growth | 732 | ND | [213] |
| Geese | Growth | 450 | 4500 | [10, 195] | Breeding | 1200 | 4500 |
| Goat | Maintenance | 1500 | 13500 | [10, 214] | Lactation | 1750 | |
| Hamster | All | 1223 | ND | [156] |
| Horse | Maintenance | 549 | 4800 | [215] | Growth, working | 450–690 | 4800 | Pregnancy and lactation | 825–1110 | 4800 |
| Human | Adult male | 1200 | 6000 | [10, 160] |
| Mink | Growing | 1779 | ND | [213] |
| Mouse | All | 800 | ND | [156] |
| Pig | Growing, 5–10 kg | 660 | 6000 | [10, 216] | Growing, 20–120 kg | 390 | 6000 | Pregnant swine and boars | 1200 | 12000 | Lactating | 600 | 12000 |
| Rabbit | Growing, maintenance | 174 | 4800 | [10, 217] | Gestation | 497 | 4800 |
| Rainbow trout | All | 750 | 7500 | [10, 202] |
| Salmon | All | 750 | 7500 | [10, 202] |
| Sheep | Replacement ewes, 60 kg | 470 | 13500 | [10, 218] | Pregnancy, 70 kg | 992 | 13500 | Lactation, 70 kg | 714 | 13500 | Replacement rams, 80–100 kg | 593 | 13500 |
| Turkey | Growing and breeding | 1500 | 4500 | [10, 195] |
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