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Units on Ruralfind Archived 2010-05-25 at the Wayback Machine "Horse stocking rates in Dry Sheep Equivalents" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on

due to a stocking rate above the paddock's carrying capacity or too little fodder. This method is less direct for determining stocking rates than looking

same Extension Circular to determine an initial stocking rate value for livestock. This stocking rate is expressed in units called AUM/acre (Animal Unit

grazing, Voisin claimed his stocking rate was only 0.6 LU/acre (1.5 LU/ha), representing a more-than tripling of his stocking rate. Eventually Voisin developed

2023, Brazil had a herd of 238.62 million head of cattle. The average stocking rate in the country was 1.25 head/ha (unit of head per hectare) in 2016.

stocking rates, and over two grazing seasons. Animals ingested up to 400 g soil per kg of body weight between May and November. Rainfall and stocking

the species, and particularly on the size of the species. For trout, stocking rates of 30 to 50 kg/m3 are normal at the end of a rearing cycle, while for

the birds have access to a fenced yard and poultry house at a higher stocking rate. Poultry can also be kept in a barn system, with no access to the open

Compression stockings (Flight Socks, Support Bandage) are a specialized hosiery designed to help prevent the occurrence of, and guard against further

poor nutritive value for grazing, so that typically only low livestock stocking rates are practicable. Many orthents are very important as habitat for wildlife