The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2003 No. 129

Regulation 2(1)

SCHEDULE 1 LIVESTOCK UNITS AND STOCKING DENSITY

PART I CALCULATION OF LIVESTOCK UNITS (“LU”)

For all claimants, (excluding Ring-Fence Dairy Farmers)
Number of Suckler Cows		X 1.0 = _A_LU
Number of heifers 8 months and over		X 0.6 = _B_LU
For Ring-fenced daily farmers:
Litres of Milk Quota		/ 5730 = _C_LU
For all claimants
Number of Breeding Ewes		X 0.15 = _D_LU
Number of Breeding Female Goats		X 0.15 = _E_LU
Number of Breeding Female Alpaca		X 0.3 = _F_LU
Number of Breeding Female Deer (hinds over 27 months)		X 0.3 = _G_LU
Number of Breeding Deer (over 6 months but less than 27 months)		X 0.2 = _H_LU

PART II CALCULATION OF STOCKING DENSITY

Total LFASS Livestock Units (A + B + C + D + E + F + G + H)	=	_I_LU
Total Forage Area	=	_J_Ha
Stocking Density (to two decimal places)	=	I divided by J