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ordinance. For example; a maximum of 3 animal units on a 5 acre parcel, which <br />means 30 goats on 5 acres. Gem Lake. does not use animal unit definitions, so. <br />one animal. is one horse, one goat, one sheep, one cow, etc. <br />Animal Unit - A unit of measure used to compare differences in the..production.of <br />animal manures that employs as a standard the amount of manure produced on <br />a regular basis by a 1,000 pound. slaughter steer or heifer. <br />Info obtained from: ..... ;'F:. y °..... . <br />5ubp. 5: Animal unit. "Animal unit" means a unit of measure used to compare <br />differences in the production of animal manure that employs as a standard the <br />amount of manure produced on a regular basis by a slaughter steer or heifer for <br />an animal feedlot or a manure storage area, calculated by multiplying the number <br />:of animals of each type in items A to l by the respective multiplication factor and <br />summing the resulting values. for the total number of animal units. For purposes <br />of this chapter, the following multiplication factors shall apply: <br />A. dairy cattle: <br />(1) one mature cow (whether milked or dry): <br />(a) over 1,000 pounds, IA animal unit; or <br />(b) under 1,000 pounds; 1.0 animal unit; <br />(2) one heifer, 0.7 animal unit; and <br />(3} one. calf, 0.2 animal unit; <br />B. beef cattle: <br />(1) one slaughter steer or stock cow, 1.0 animal unit; <br />(2) one feeder cattle (stocker or backgrounding) or heifer, 0.7 animal. unit. <br />(3) one cow and. calf pair, 1.2 animal unit; and <br />(4) one calf, 0.2 animal unit; <br />C.. one head of swine: <br />(1) over 300 pounds, 0.4 animal unit; <br />(2) between 55 pounds and 300 pounds, 0.3 animal unit; and <br />(3) under 55 pounds, 0.05 animal unit; <br />D. one horse, 1.0 animal unit; <br />E: one sheep or lamb; 0.1 animal unit; <br />F. chickens: <br />(1) one laying hen or broiler, if the facility has a liquid manure system, 0.033 <br />animal unit; or <br />(2) one chicken if the facility has a dry manure system: <br />(a) over five pounds, 0.005 animal unit; or <br />(b) under five pounds,. 0.003 animal unit; <br />§G. one turkey- <br />(1) over five pounds, 0.018 animal unit; or <br />