The Animal-Unit and Animal-Unit-Equivalent Concepts in Range Science
Citation
Scarnecchia, D. L. (1985). The animal-unit and animal-unit-equivalent concepts in range science. Journal of Range Management, 38(4), 346-349.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3899419Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
The terms animal-unit and animal-unit-equivalent have evolved as a means of expressing different kinds and classes of livestock in a common form. This paper discusses the evolution of the concepts, analyzes their conceptual boundaries, and discusses their use in the analysis of range livestock systems. Recent efforts to modify these concepts to develop livestock species substitution ratios for specific ranges are discussed. For greater usefulness in describing range livestock systems, animal-unit-equivalents should be calculated based only on animal-related factors. Also, the animal-unit-equivalent concept should not be redefined in the calculation of pasture-specific substitution ratios.Type
textArticle
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3899419