Description
Return milk yield under a supplied linear solids correction.
Animal feed, milk and scaling terms require explicit dry-matter, energy, component and body-size bases. Empirical coefficients and caller-supplied prices are not universal biological laws. An intake or cost estimate does not select a diet, predict health or establish an appropriate intervention.
Return milk yield under a supplied linear solids correction.
When to use this tool
Use Milk Solids Corrected Yield Factor when checking the stated intake, composition, cost or allometric convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter milkMass, fatFraction, proteinFraction, referenceFat, referenceProtein, fatCoefficient, proteinCoefficient. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read correctedYield. Use the output convention below.
Return milk yield under a supplied linear solids correction. Require nonnegative mass/coefficients and component/reference fractions in [0,1]; corrected = milkMass*(1+fatCoefficient*(fat-referenceFat)+proteinCoefficient*(protein-referenceProtein)).1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| milkMass | Milk Mass | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| fatFraction | Fat Fraction | Required. Finite number; minimum 0; maximum 1. |
| proteinFraction | Protein Fraction | Required. Finite number; minimum 0; maximum 1. |
| referenceFat | Reference Fat | Required. Finite number; minimum 0; maximum 1. |
| referenceProtein | Reference Protein | Required. Finite number; minimum 0; maximum 1. |
| fatCoefficient | Fat Coefficient | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| proteinCoefficient | Protein Coefficient | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| correctedYield | Milk mass multiplied by a linear composition factor; negative factors/results are not clamped. | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"milkMass": 100,
"fatFraction": 0.04,
"proteinFraction": 0.03,
"referenceFat": 0.03,
"referenceProtein": 0.03,
"fatCoefficient": 10,
"proteinCoefficient": 5
},
"output": {
"correctedYield": 110.00000000000001
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The correction factor may be negative and fractions are not jointly constrained; no standard pricing/nutrition formula or actual product quality is selected.
- 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 animal/feed measurements, the intended validated model and qualified veterinary/nutrition advice for care or feeding decisions.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Milk Fat Protein Weighted Price Term
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- Milk Component Price Base Flag
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