stocking rate
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006077
The actual number of animals, expressed in either animal units or animal unit months, on a specific area at a specific time.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006077 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | cage density; rearing density; stocking density |
| References | Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | animal housing; species recruitment; spawning |
| Translations | Spanish: densidad de pastoreo |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006077",
"term": "stocking rate",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The actual number of animals, expressed in either animal units or animal unit months, on a specific area at a specific time.",
"synonyms": [
"cage density",
"rearing density",
"stocking density"
],
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"animal housing",
"species recruitment",
"spawning"
],
"references": [
"Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "densidad de pastoreo"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/stocking-rate/"
}
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