Animal unit month

Animal unit month

An animal unit month (AUM) is the minimum area of land necessary to sustain grazing by one cow for one month. One cow may be equivalent to 5 sheep or 5 goats. For purposes of assessing property taxes, some states classify grazing land by its AUM. Pasture rental fees also may reflect the AUM of the pasture.

ee also

*Stocking rate
*Rangeland

External links

* [http://ag.arizona.edu/arec/pubs/rmg/1%20rangelandmanagement/1%20aum93.pdf Arizona.edu: What is an A.U.M.?]
* [http://www.nv.blm.gov/range/Glossary.htm BLM.gov: Rangeland Glossary]


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