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Dairy Cow Stocking Rates

Masoud Hashemi, Stephen Herbert, Carrie Chickering-Sears, Sarah Weis, Carlos Gradil, Steve Purdy, Mark Huyler, Randy Prostak and, Jacqui Carlevale (2009)

Summary

This document discusses stocking rates for dairies and how to avoid overstocking. Stocking Rate is a function of animal density including consideration of percentage of the time the animals are on the pasture.