Description
Return fleece tare/contaminant balance and recovery residual.
Animal-production budgets depend on measured quantities, population exposure and wet/dry or yield conventions. A per-animal quantity or material balance can reconcile records without establishing an appropriate housing, water or production target. Biological variation and welfare require independent assessment.
Return fleece tare/contaminant balance and recovery residual.
When to use this tool
Use Fleece Tare Loss Balance when checking the stated animal-record quantity, allocation or material basis.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter gross, tare, removedContaminants, recoveredClean. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read net, residual. Use the output convention below.
Return fleece tare/contaminant balance and recovery residual. Require nonnegative inputs; net = gross-tare-removedContaminants, residual = net-recoveredClean.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| gross | Gross | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| tare | Tare | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| removedContaminants | Removed Contaminants | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| recoveredClean | Recovered Clean | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| net | Net | Required. Finite number. |
| residual | Signed observed/calculated-minus-reference difference under the operation specified above. | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"gross": 10,
"tare": 1,
"removedContaminants": 2,
"recoveredClean": 6
},
"output": {
"net": 7,
"residual": 1
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Negative values are retained; actual contamination, product quality and proper processing are not verified.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use verified representative records and qualified husbandry/veterinary assessment for actual animal welfare, facilities or production decisions.
References
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