LAND UTILIZATION INOEX (LUI)


The number of days during which crops occupy a given area of land
during a year, divided by 365.



LEY FA RMIN~,


A ROTATION of arable crops requ.irin;g
artificial .r improved pastures wuhi-h
years or langer.


annual cultivation and
occupy the field for two


LINEAR PROQGAMMQING

A mathematical procedure that determines an optimal allocation of
resources by maximizing or mini:z;ing an objective function
subject to a set of specified constraints. The objective and
constraint functions are linear.



LIVESTOCK PATTERN

The types and classes of animal run by the farmer over some period
and the manner in which they are kept.



LIVESTOCK SYSTEM, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEM
A SUBSYSTEM within the FARMING SYSTEM concerned with the
production if- a particular animal product (e.g. milk or power)
and comprising all COMPNENTS required for such animal production,
including the interactions among the animals, other farm and
household enterprises, and the physical, biological and
socioeconomic environment.



LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS RESEARCH

Research cr'ented to LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS. It is similar to CROPPING
SYSTEMS RESEARCH but with procedures that reflect the inherent
dif-erences between CROPPING and LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS e.g., fewer
numbers oi animals than plants.


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