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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. animal production
  4. herd replacement rate
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. animal production
  4. herd replacement rate

Preferred term

herd replacement rate

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The number of animals required to replace animals that have left the herd during a defined period (usually 12 months) expressed as a percentage of the average herd size during the same period.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • animal replacement rate
  • cow replacement rate
  • livestock replacement rate

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9439

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