APPENDIX A: FEEDLOTS; AREA REQUIREMENTS

   A feedlot is the confinement of livestock or fowl for any period of time to any area less than required below, whether open or enclosed.

Class of Livestock	Lot Area, Square Feet per Animal*	Shed, Square Feet per Animal
Beef breeding cows	100	80
Dairy cows	250**	150
Ewes	60	30
Feeder calves (under 600 lbs.)	60	60
Feeder calves (over 600 lbs.)	80	50
Feeder lambs	30	14
Flock, commercial, per hen	8	4
Flock, farm laying, per hen	12	6
Hogs, finishing (100-255 lbs.)	24	12
Hogs, growing (40-120 lbs.)	10	6
Sows	60	30
Notes:
* For unpaved lots, double the space requirements.
** Double the lot size for complete confinement, such as no exercise lot.

 

(`88 Code, § 8-5)  (Ord. 98-20, passed 11-10-98)