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That all depends on where in Alberta you live and pasture quality. Stocking rates for southern Alberta on unirrigated pasture is around three or four acres per AU (one animal unit being defined as one 1000 lb cow with or without a calf consuming around 22 lbs of forage per day), and further north in more moist areas, one or two AU per acre is allowed. You can double or even triple the number of cows per acre if you mob-graze.

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