"Animal unit" means a unit of measurement for any animal feeding operation calculated as follows:
- (1) Brood cows and slaughter and feeder cattle multiplied by 1.0.
- (2) Milking dairy cows multiplied by 1.4.
- (3) Young dairy stock multiplied by 0.6.
- (4) Swine weighing over 55 pounds multiplied by 0.4.
- (5) Swine weighing under 55 pounds multiplied by 0.03.
- (6) Sheep, lambs, or goats multiplied by 0.1.
- (7) Horses multiplied by 2.0.
- (8) Turkeys multiplied by 0.02.
- (9) Laying hens or broilers multiplied by 0.01 (if the facility has continuous overflow watering).
- (10) Laying hens or broilers multiplied by 0.03 (if the facility has a liquid manure handling system).
- (11) Ducks multiplied by 0.02.
(Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96.)