Livestock Grazing & Stocking Rates
With an array of highly palatable forage species in our arsenal, we can design a mixture that will provide premium quality forage to your animals throughout year. To best determine the quantity and quality of the forage, we suggest taking a forage sample. We have a detailed publication on our website with instructions on how to properly collect a forage sample from the field. To access this link as well as other helpful information, go to www.greencoverseed.com/classroom/forage
| Cool Season Forage Livestock Carrying Capacity With 50% Grazing Utilization | ||||
| Dry Matter Tons/Acre | AUD*/Acre | AUM**/Acre | CCUD†/Acre | CCUM††/Acre |
| 1.5 | 58 | 1.92 | 38 | 1.28 |
| 2.5 | 96 | 3.21 | 64 | 2.14 |
| 3.5 | 135 | 4.49 | 90 | 2.99 |
| Warm Season Forage Livestock Carrying Capacity With 50% Grazing Utilization | ||||
| Dry Matter Tons/Acre | AUD*/Acre | AUM**/Acre | CCUD†/Acre | CCUM††/Acre |
| 2 | 77 | 2.56 | 51 | 1.71 |
| 3 | 115 | 3.85 | 77 | 2.56 |
| 4 | 154 | 5.13 | 103 | 3.42 |
| 5 | 192 | 6.41 | 128 | 4.27 |
| *AUD (Animal Unit Days) – Number of days a 1000# animal can graze
**AUM (Animal Unit Months) – Number of months a 1000# animal can graze †CCUD (Cow-Calf Unit Days) – Number of days a cow-calf pair can graze ††CCUM (Cow-Calf Unit Months) – Number of months a cow-calf pair can graze |
