The numbers reported on the guaranteed analysis panel of pet food packaging is commonly refereed to as the as
fed basis percentages.
The «quantity» represents the as
fed basis percentage of the value which you are trying to convert.
Not exact matches
A decision will be released at 2 p.m. (1900 GMT), with markets prepared for an initial 25
basis point «liftoff» that would move the
Fed's target rate from the zero lower bound to a range of between 0.25 and 0.50
percentage points.
Some of the data in the figure comes from DR's table 1 showing the number of
basis points (hundredths of a percent, so 100 bps is one
percentage point) that the
Fed has reduced the main tool it controls — the Federal funds rate — over a number of recessions.
Home equity line of credit mortgage rates are typically
based on Prime Rate, which is equal to the
Fed Funds Rate plus three
percentage points.
In addition, Bonuck et al. assessed breastfeeding intensity (
based on the
percentage of
feedings derived from breast milk) compared with the stricter assessment of exclusive breastfeeding used by Petrova et al..
Still, the
Fed also earns an interest spread between its assets and its liabilities, providing about 3 % annually (as a
percentage of assets) in excess interest to eat through, which would allow a further 50
basis point rise in interest rates over a 12 - month period without wiping out that additional cushion.
Home equity line of credit mortgage rates are typically
based on Prime Rate, which is equal to the
Fed Funds Rate plus three
percentage points.
Reading a diet label shows
percentages on an «as
fed»
basis, so to compare diets, it is necessary to convert values to a dry matter
basis through knowing the moisture content.
To convert the calcium
percentage in dry dog foods to a dry matter
basis, multiply by 0.9 (90 %) to convert to dry matter from the label (as
fed)
percentages.
For canned food it is reasonable to multiply the
percentage of an ingredient on an «as
fed»
basis to a dry matter
basis by multiplying it by 4.
This is important to realize, because if a puppy is
fed an adult dog food that has a lower amount of calcium, but it has to eat two or three times as much of the food to meet its energy requirement, it will actually consume more calcium from the adult food, even though it has a lower calcium content on a
percentage basis.
The science supporting the pet food industry is
based not on veterinary nutritional science but on the animal production science of livestock
feed formulation that relies on simplistic ingredient analysis and formulation as per the «Guaranteed Analysis» on pet food labels that shows the
percentage of crude protein, fat, carbohydrate, fiber and ash.