Appendix 4 - Animal numbers converted into Livestock Units
Table 13 Animal numbers converted into Livestock Units (LUs)
| Animal
numbers are converted into Livestock Units as follows: |
LUs |
| Dairy cow |
1.0 |
| Beef cow |
1.0 |
| Cattle over two years old |
0.7 |
| Cattle six months to two years |
0.6 |
| Lowland ewe and lamb |
0.12 |
| Hill ewe and lamb |
0.08 |
| Ram and teg over six months old |
0.15 |
| Ewe follower and/or store lamb |
0.08 |
| Horse |
1.0 |
| Pony |
0.8 |
These values are for medium-sized breeds. Large breeds will have approximately 20 per
cent higher LU values and small breeds will be approximately 20 per cent lower, for each
category.
Other grazing ruminants, such as deer or camelids, should be allocated an LU value in
proportion to their liveweight, ie 60 kg animal approximately = 0.1 LU.