Preferred term
animal stocking
Definition
A complete explanation of the intended meaning of a concept- Number of animals per area, arranged in a livestock unit, during a certain period. This measure, commonly expressed in animal unit (one AU is equivalent to 450 kg of live weight, for a period of one year) per hectare (AU/ha), is a relevant factor for dimensioning grazing and observations of physical (trampling) and chemical influences of animal presence in soil quality. Synonym: animal load.
Broader concept
Broader conceptNote
Notes- ambience; animal load; animal stocking rate; animal trampling.
Belongs to group
Group which the concept belongs to.In other languages
Terms for the concept in other languages.Portuguese (Brazil)
Spanish
URI
http://agrotermos.dados.embrapa.br/agrotermos/c_040000008b