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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: httc�s � yr ��:. evisc�r.,ri v_!ruiesl70 _t7301 <br />Subp. 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 ire items A to I 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 1pounds 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, 0.01:8 animal unit; or <br />