CANONICAL DATA
One scientific source of truth
Species profiles and calculators read from the same production record, reducing drift between narrative guidance and calculation logic.
PLATFORM FOUNDATION
BIOLOGICAL MODELS
Not one formula for every species
Calculator logic is routed by biological model so canine, avian, reptile, fish, elasmobranch, invertebrate, coral and plant systems can remain scientifically distinct.
RATION FORMULATION
Requirements become practical feeds
Calculated needs connect to a shared ingredient bank so carers can build today's ration, see nutrient gaps and find usable alternatives when stock changes.
PILOT SPECIES
Golden Retriever
Canis lupus familiaris
canine-energyDOMESTIC
First end-to-end production pilot for the full WildNutri species profile, lifecycle calculator and daily ration workflow.
Western Lowland Gorilla
Gorilla gorilla gorilla
MODEL AUDIT NEXT
Second production species with a high-fibre great-ape nutrition profile, life-stage calculator and live browse-based ration workflow.
Zebra Shark
Stegostoma tigrinum
ELASMOBRANCH
GOLDEN RETRIEVER — COMPLETE SPECIES PAGE
OPENING BANNER · WIL-91 CMS MAP
Golden Retriever
Canis lupus familiaris
LIVE SPECIES PROFILE
audited-pilot
canine-energy
The Golden Retriever pilot now follows the original Linear CMS map: Species Profile, Wild Nutrition, Captive Nutrition, Enrichment, Red Flags, Body Condition Score and Calculator.
ADULT MALE—kg reference
ADULT FEMALE—kg reference
IDEAL BCS—9-point scale
LAST REVIEWED—production record
SPECIES PROFILE
Golden Retriever
Developed in Scotland in the nineteenth century as a retrieving gundog, the Golden Retriever is now used across companion, assistance, therapy, detection, search-and-rescue and sporting settings. Nutritional management therefore has to respond to the individual dog's actual workload, body condition and life stage rather than a single breed-average ration.
| GROUP | RANGE | BODY WEIGHT | LIFESPAN | GROUP STRUCTURE | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Dog · Gundog Group | Global, all climates | ♂ — kg · ♀ — kg | 10–12 years in the Linear profile | Companion · working · assistance · sport | Domesticated |
Key biological facts for nutritional management
Golden Retrievers are strongly food-motivated. Intake therefore needs active portion management and regular BCS review rather than relying on apparent appetite.
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Hip and elbow disease are important breed concerns, making long-term body-condition control directly relevant to mobility and welfare.
Young, working and sporting Goldens can have very different expenditure from older companion animals. The calculator therefore uses the individual animal rather than a fixed breed ration.
The dense double coat makes fatty-acid provision and overall diet quality relevant to coat condition, while the coat itself can obscure visual BCS assessment.
Maximum daily energy currently stored in the production profile. Treats need to remain inside the total ration rather than being treated as nutritionally invisible.
STRUCTURE SEEDED FROM LINEAR WIL-91 · CONTENT IS BEING RECONCILED AGAINST THE PRODUCTION CALCULATOR BEFORE GOLDEN RETRIEVER IS LOCKED.
WILD NUTRITION
Ancestral & Wild-Type Nutrition
The Linear profile uses the Grey Wolf ancestry of the domestic dog as biological context, while explicitly warning that domestic dogs are not wolves and have undergone important digestive adaptation during domestication.
DOGS ARE NOT WOLVES. The ancestral comparison is context for digestive physiology, not a prescription that every Golden Retriever should receive a raw-prey-only diet.
| ANCESTRAL COMPONENT | LINEAR ESTIMATE | MODERN CONTEXT |
|---|---|---|
| Large ungulate prey muscle, organs, bone | 50–70% of caloric intake in the Linear profile | Animal protein, organ and mineral balance are the relevant nutritional parallels; formulation still has to meet the complete modern canine nutrient profile. |
| Smaller prey rodents, birds, fish | 15–25% | Provides context for varied animal protein and marine fatty-acid sources. |
| Plant matter berries, roots, grass, stomach contents | 10–20% | Provides fibre and dietary variety context without making plants the automatic dietary basis. |
| Bone and cartilage | Integral to whole-prey consumption | Modern diets still need appropriate calcium/phosphorus balance; the ration engine evaluates mineral provision directly rather than assuming a food format is balanced. |
Wild Nutrition Daily
The Linear profile frames ancestral canid intake as protein-led and moderately fat-rich, with carbohydrate secondary rather than absent.
The profile highlights increased amylase-gene copy number in domestic dogs as one reason modern canine digestion cannot simply be treated as wolf digestion.
Wild Nutrition Daily should help carers understand evolutionary feeding context while the Captive Nutrition and Calculator tabs determine the actual managed diet.
WILD NUTRITION TAB FOLLOWS THE WIL-91 LINEAR SECTION. THE UPDATED MASTER SPECIES BOOK CAN EXPAND THE DAILY WILD-FEEDING DETAIL BEFORE FINAL LOCK.
CAPTIVE NUTRITION
All Life Stages, Facilities & Settings
The Linear captive-nutrition section is organised around life stage, facility/living situation, household composition, climate and a worked seven-day rotation. The production calculator now supplies the numeric engine underneath that husbandry framework.
Production rule: narrative guidance does not override the audited calculator. Life-stage energy, nutrient targets, ingredient suitability and ration totals are resolved from the production data model.
ADULT PROTEIN—minimum % dry matter in production profile
Ca:P TARGET—preferred production ratio
TREATS—maximum daily energy
Life-stage framework
Milk replacer, preparation density, body weight, feed frequency and intake all need their own specialist workflow rather than adult canine targets.
Growth stages require their own energy and nutrient matrices, with particular attention to mineral balance and lean body condition.
Intact, neutered and lower-activity states are separated in the production calculator.
Early gestation and final-third demand are separated rather than applying one multiplier across pregnancy.
Lactation is treated as a high-demand, changing state rather than a normal adult ration.
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Facility, household and climate context
| SETTING | LINEAR MANAGEMENT FOCUS | WHAT WILDNUTRI SHOULD DO |
|---|---|---|
| Low-activity companion | Measured portions, enrichment feeding, body-condition monitoring | Match calculated intake to actual activity and BCS rather than breed stereotype. |
| Working / sporting | Seasonal workload changes and performance feeding | Allow activity-dependent energy adjustment while preserving micronutrient balance. |
| Assistance / guide dog | Lean working condition and consistent routine | Build repeatable measured rations and account for training rewards inside the daily total. |
| Rescue / shelter | Intake assessment, routine, transition and BCS correction | Support gradual ration changes and recordable individual targets. |
| Multi-dog household | Individual feeding and competition management | Calculate each individual separately rather than sharing one household ration. |
| Hot / cold working conditions | Environmental effects on workload, hydration and appetite | Use environment as a modifier only where the species model and evidence support it. |
WIL-91 ALSO CONTAINS A SEVEN-DAY ROTATION EXAMPLE. IT WILL BE REBUILT AGAINST THE FINAL INGREDIENT DATABASE SO THE DISPLAYED GRAMS AND NUTRIENT TOTALS ARE COMPUTED, NOT STATIC.
ENRICHMENT
Feeding and behavioural enrichment
The current Linear Golden Retriever profile contains eight enrichment formats. The production target is ten daily options per species; the remaining two will come from the updated master species book rather than being invented here.
Use measured meal portions in manipulation-based feeders to extend feeding time and add problem-solving.
Use part of the measured ration in a stuffable toy; the Linear profile also suggests freezing suitable formats for longer engagement.
Disperse part of the ration across a safe search area so scenting and foraging replace rapid bowl consumption.
Use a portion of the daily ration as reinforcement during short positive training sessions instead of adding uncounted calories.
Present suitable foods in a snuffle or lick format to slow consumption and extend engagement.
Hide measured food portions in multiple safe locations to engage the retriever's scenting drive.
The Linear profile includes extended chewing as a dental and behavioural enrichment category. Final food-item recommendations will be reconciled with the ingredient-safety rules before lock.
Where safe and appropriate, retrieve-based water activity reflects the breed's historical working function without requiring additional food calories.
8 OPTIONS ARE PRESENT IN THE CURRENT LINEAR PROFILE. FINAL SPECIES STANDARD = 10 DAILY ENRICHMENT OPTIONS.
RED FLAGS
Management concerns that should trigger attention
WIL-91 separates warning signs from ordinary feeding guidance. This tab is designed as the keeper-facing quick-check layer: recognise the pattern, understand the nutritional connection, and know when routine diet management is no longer enough.
BODY CONDITION IS A CORE DAILY MANAGEMENT VARIABLE. The Linear profile makes obesity the central preventable nutrition concern for this breed. WildNutri therefore keeps weight, BCS, treats and total ration energy visible across the calculator rather than burying them in notes.
Review measured intake, treats, activity, weight trend and potential medical contributors rather than relying on appetite.
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Body condition is nutritionally relevant because excess weight increases joint load; persistent signs require veterinary assessment.
The Linear profile flags this as a medical differential when weight rises despite controlled intake; diet alone should not be assumed to be the cause.
The profile treats persistent dietary-reaction signs as a structured diagnostic problem rather than a reason to randomly remove ingredients.
This is an emergency pattern in the Linear profile, not a ration-adjustment problem.
Dental pain can alter intake and food acceptance and therefore belongs in nutrition monitoring even when the primary treatment is veterinary.
Toxic foods & nutrition-related disease
These categories are part of the final species standard you described. The current WIL-91 comments contain the disease/red-flag framework but do not yet contain a complete standalone toxic-food catalogue, so that list will be populated from the updated master species book and ingredient safety database rather than guessed here.
RED FLAGS ARE SEEDED FROM THE CURRENT WIL-91 LINEAR SECTION. FINAL ACTION THRESHOLDS WILL BE RECONCILED WITH THE AUDITED SPECIES PROFILE BEFORE LOCK.
BODY CONDITION SCORE
Golden Retriever · 9-point BCS
The Linear profile specifies rib palpation, waist assessment from above, abdominal tuck from the side and overall profile. Because the dense double coat can hide body shape, palpation is particularly important.
TARGET: the production profile currently stores an ideal range of —. BCS should be interpreted alongside body weight, muscle condition, life stage and trend rather than as an isolated number.
Ribs, spine and pelvic bones severely prominent with essentially no fat cover and visible muscle loss. Requires urgent clinical assessment.
Ribs and spine readily visible with minimal muscle and fat cover. Requires veterinary and nutritional review.
Ribs very easily palpable, minimal fat cover and a pronounced waist. Intake and underlying causes should be reviewed.
Ribs easily palpable with slight fat cover, visible waist and abdominal tuck. Suitable lean condition for many active individuals.
Ribs palpable with light pressure, moderate cover, visible waist and abdominal tuck. Maintain and track.
Ribs require firmer pressure, waist is reduced and abdominal rounding begins. Review intake, treats, activity and trend.
Ribs are difficult to palpate, waist is absent and abdominal rounding is prominent. Weight-management assessment becomes a priority.
Ribs are difficult to feel without deep pressure and heavy fat deposits are present. A structured veterinary-supervised plan is appropriate.
Extreme fat deposition with functional compromise. Requires veterinary management rather than simple unsupervised ration reduction.
Tracking
WIL-91 includes a structured intake/condition log so changes can be followed rather than judged from memory.
The long-term trend table is intended to make slow body-condition drift visible before it becomes severe.
BCS ARCHITECTURE COMES DIRECTLY FROM THE WIL-91 BCS COMMENT; FINAL INTERVENTION VALUES WILL FOLLOW THE AUDITED PRODUCTION PROFILE.
CALCULATOR · FINAL CMS MAP TAB
Golden Retriever → canine-energy
Select the exact sex/life-stage state, enter body weight and calculate. Adult-maintenance states currently have the full ration-balancing matrix; specialist puppy, milk-replacer, reproductive and senior matrices remain separate until audited rather than silently inheriting adult values.
RER—kcal/day
MULTIPLIER—production rule
DAILY ENERGY—kcal/day starting point or stage range
DAILY NUTRIENT TARGETS
What this animal needs today
These targets are scaled from the current Golden Retriever adult-maintenance nutrient-density bank. Other stages remain separate until their own nutrient matrices are audited.
TODAY'S RATION BUILDER
Use what you actually have
Enter the grams you plan to feed. Ingredient choices are filtered by species and life-stage rules. Milk replacers appear in the milk-dependent workflow; unsafe ingredients remain excluded.
LIVE NUTRIENT BARS
What the ration currently covers
FOOD OPTIONS
Close a nutrient gap
Gram suggestions show what one ingredient alone would contribute toward the selected remaining gap. They are formulation aids, not instructions to feed that amount without considering the complete ration, ingredient limits and animal-specific context.
MODELcanine-energyregistered route
FORMULA70 * body_weight_kg^0.75canonical profile
AUDITaudited-pilotreviewed 2026-09-17