Animal Unit Month (AUM)

Business / Agriculture / Animal Unit Month (AUM): An animal unit month (AUM) is the amount of forage needed to sustain one animal unit, or its equivalent, for one month. Grazing fees for federal lands are charged by animal unit months or head-months.
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Other Words for Animal

Animal Noun Synonyms: creature, being, mammal, organism
Animal Adjective Synonyms: zoological, zooid, animalistic
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Other Words for Unit

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Planned Unit Development (PUD)

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Practical Salinity Units (PSU)

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Pioneer Community

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Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act Of 1996

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Opportunity Set

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