Cattle per Acre Calculator

Dry-matter forage balance over the grazing period. Production,intake and utilization are site-specific inputs; water,nutrient balance,regrowth and conservation limits are separate.

Your workbenchInputs are not stored

Result

Enter your values and run the tool to see your result.

How to use this tool

Check the units, enter your values, and run the tool. Results follow the assumptions and method below.

Calculation method

Forage-based animals per acreforage*utilization/(intake*days)

Whole-animal capacity for areafloor(area*forage*utilization/(intake*days))

References

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/plantmaterials/idpmspu10096.pdf