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In British Columbia, the Range Regulation defines "animal unit month" for purposes of the Range Act. Effectively, the regulation assigns animal unit equivalents of 1 for a cow (either by herself or with an unweaned calf), 0.7 for a yearling of the genus Bos, 1.5 for a bull, 1.25 for a horse, 0.2 for a sheep, 0.2 for a llama, and 0.1 for an alpaca.
Livestock grazing comparison units are used for assessing the overall effect on grazing land of different types of animals (or of mixtures of animals), expressed either as a total for a whole field or farm, or as units per hectare (ha) or acre.
In the United States, grazing fees are generally charged per AUM (animal unit month). (Some additional fee or fees may be charged in various jurisdictions, e.g. per application.) On US federal grazing land, the grazing fee for 2012 (as for 2011) is $1.35 per AUM. [3] As of 2015, the grazing fee has been increased to $1.69. [3]
In the United Kingdom the paddock is measured in LU, livestock units, although different schemes exist for this. [24] [25] New Zealand uses either LU, [26] EE (ewe equivalents) or SU (stock units). [27] In the US and Canada the traditional system uses animal units (AU). [28] A French/Swiss unit is Unité de Gros Bétail (UGB). [29] [30]
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April 27, 2025 – Free Feral Cat Spay Day was created to help feral cats get spayed and receive basic health exams and vaccinations.. April 27, 2025 – World Tapir Day began in 2008 to raise ...
In animal husbandry, a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO), as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is an intensive animal feeding operation (AFO) in which over 1,000 animal units are confined for over 45 days a year. An animal unit is the equivalent of 1,000 pounds of "live" animal weight. [1]