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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, s!' ... ... '' .... _......... <br />Subp. 5. Animal. unit. "Animal unit" means a unit of measure used to compare <br />differences. in the production of anirnW 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 1 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, 1.4 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 />an unit; or <br />(2) one chicken if the facility has a dry rnanure system: <br />(a) over five pounds, 0.005 animal unit; or <br />(b) under five pounds, 0,D03 animal unit; <br />§G. one turkey: <br />§(1.) over five pounds, 0.018 animal unit; or <br />