Livestock Unit Equivalency Table

TABLE A - LIVESTOCK UNIT EQUIVALENCY TABLE

ANIMAL
GROUP ANIMALS PER
LIVESTOCK
UNIT ANIMALS

Beef 1
2 Beef Cow¹ - Barn confinement or barn with yard
Beef Feeders - Barn confinement or barn with yard

Chicken 125
200
500 Layers - Caged Layers or Chicken Breeder Layers
Chicken Broilers/Roasters
Pullets (replacement layers)

Dairy 1
2 Milking Cow^1,2 - tie stall or free stall
Dairy Heifers - Barn confinement or barn with yard

Duck 100 Ducks

Emu 5 Emu

Fox 40 Adult Fox⁴

Goat 4
10 Adult Goats³
Feeder Goats (>20 kg)

Horse 1 Horse³

Mink 80 Adult Mink⁴

Ostrich 3 Ostrich

Rabbit 40 Adult Rabbits⁴

Sheep 4
10 Adult Sheep³
Feeder Lambs (>20 kg)

Swine 5
4
20 Sows/Boars
Feeder Hogs (30-120 kg)
Weaners (4-30 kg)⁵

Turkey 50
75
100
500 Meat Turkeys (>10 kg)
Meat Turkeys (5 - 10 kg) or Turkey Breeder Layers
Meat Turkeys (<5 kg)
Pullets (replacement breeders)

Veal 6
3 White Veal
Red Veal (<300 kg)

Includes calf to 150 kg.

A dairy/cow-calf farm usually has milking cows, dry cows, heifers and calves. Multiply the number of milking/nursing cows by 1.5 to account for the followers when they are kept on the same farm.

Includes offspring until weaned.

Includes offspring to market size.

Multiply number of sows by 2.4 to determine number of weaners.

Note. For all other animals/poultry use 1 livestock unit per 450 kg housed at one time.

TABLE A - LIVESTOCK UNIT EQUIVALENCY TABLE
ANIMAL GROUP	ANIMALS PER LIVESTOCK UNIT	ANIMALS
Beef	1 2	Beef Cow¹ - Barn confinement or barn with yard Beef Feeders - Barn confinement or barn with yard
Chicken	125 200 500	Layers - Caged Layers or Chicken Breeder Layers Chicken Broilers/Roasters Pullets (replacement layers)
Dairy	1 2	Milking Cow^1,2 - tie stall or free stall Dairy Heifers - Barn confinement or barn with yard
Duck	100	Ducks
Emu	5	Emu
Fox	40	Adult Fox⁴
Goat	4 10	Adult Goats³ Feeder Goats (>20 kg)
Horse	1	Horse³
Mink	80	Adult Mink⁴
Ostrich	3	Ostrich
Rabbit	40	Adult Rabbits⁴
Sheep	4 10	Adult Sheep³ Feeder Lambs (>20 kg)
Swine	5 4 20	Sows/Boars Feeder Hogs (30-120 kg) Weaners (4-30 kg)⁵
Turkey	50 75 100 500	Meat Turkeys (>10 kg) Meat Turkeys (5 - 10 kg) or Turkey Breeder Layers Meat Turkeys (<5 kg) Pullets (replacement breeders)
Veal	6 3	White Veal Red Veal (<300 kg)
Includes calf to 150 kg. A dairy/cow-calf farm usually has milking cows, dry cows, heifers and calves. Multiply the number of milking/nursing cows by 1.5 to account for the followers when they are kept on the same farm. Includes offspring until weaned. Includes offspring to market size. Multiply number of sows by 2.4 to determine number of weaners. Note. For all other animals/poultry use 1 livestock unit per 450 kg housed at one time.