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Herd replacement rate

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003155

The number of animals required to replace animals that have left the herd during a defined period (usually 12 months) expressed as a percentage of the average herd size during the same period.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003155
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsanimal replacement rate; cow replacement rate; livestock replacement rate
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoAnimal production
TranslationsSpanish: tasa de reemplazo
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003155",
  "term": "Herd replacement rate",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The number of animals required to replace animals that have left the herd during a defined period (usually 12 months) expressed as a percentage of the average herd size during the same period.",
  "synonyms": [
    "animal replacement rate",
    "cow replacement rate",
    "livestock replacement rate"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "animal production"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "tasa de reemplazo"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/herd-replacement-rate/"
}

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