A Re-assessment of the Stock Unit System
MAF Information Paper No: 2005/02
Prepared for MAF Policy
by Professor Keith Woodford
Dr Alastair Nicol
Lincoln University
ISBN No: 0-478-07862-5
ISSN No: 1171-4654
June 2004
Contents
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Programme Objectives
- Methodology
- A History of the Stock Unit System
- Current Uses of the Stock Unit System
- Limitations and Problems with the Current System
- Estimating the Feed Requirements of Livestock
- Trends in Animal Size and Animal Productivity
- The Impact of Size, Performance and Farming System on Feed Requirements
- Modification Issues
- Recommended Actions
- Appendix I. Methodology for the estimation of the energy requirements of cattle, sheep and deer
- Appendix 2 Metabolisable Energy Requirements of Deer
- Appendix 3 Carcass Weight Data
- Appendix 4 Lambing and Calving Data
- References
- Download as a PDF file
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While every effort has been made to ensure the information in this publication is accurate, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry does not accept any responsibility or liability for error or fact omission, interpretation or opinion which may be present, nor for the consequences of any decisions based on this information.
The information in this report and any accompanying documentation is accurate to the best of the knowledge and belief of the presenters. While the presenters have exercised all reasonable skill and care in the preparation of information in this report, neither the presenters nor MAF Policy accept any liability in contract, tort or otherwise for any loss, damage, injury, or expense, whether direct, indirect or consequential, arising out of the provision of information in this report.
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