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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
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stocking rate
Subject Category
L Animal Science and Animal Products
Definition
The actual number of animals, expressed in either animal units or animal unit months, on a specific area at a specific time.
Definition Source
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
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Used For
cage density
rearing density
stocking density
Broader Term
animal husbandry
Related Term
animal housing
spawning
species recruitment
Spanish
densidad de pastoreo
Term Number
9267