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CARRYING RATE [1 record]

Record 1 2004-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forage Crops
  • Animal Husbandry
DEF

The number of livestock units that a given area of land can continuously sustain, without causing overgrazing, for a given time interval, usually taken to be one year. Expressed in hectares per livestock unit.

OBS

The carrying capacity of an area will vary from year to year according to the previous weather conditions, especially rainfall.

OBS

Carrying capacity may be calculated on a monthly or seasonal basis, depending on the productivity of the vegetation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
  • Élevage des animaux
OBS

[La capacité de charge] peut être calculée sur une base mensuelle ou saisonnière, selon la productivité de la végétation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de plantas forrajeras
  • Cría de ganado
DEF

El monto de piensos disponible de una zona de pastizales expresado en general en unidades animales.

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