Number of Livestock on Rangeland

Framework / Assessment
Summary

This indicator measures the quantity of livestock (cattle, sheep, horses, and goats) that spend part or all of the year on rangeland. It is an index of secondary productive capacity by a major category of primary consumer. The indicator, linked with other indicators, represents rangeland grazing and browsing use by domestic animals. It accounts for short-term management strategies by individual graziers, as well as more long-term strategies followed by land management agencies.