Livestock Units Update Project - Modernising Grazing Pressure Measurements

Defra Self-Service Direct Award opportunity to review and update Livestock Units (LU), which are used across Defra and its arms-length bodies to estimate grazing pressures from different livestock species and breeds in schemes such as Environmental Land Management (ELM). The project requires a comprehensive review of the input data and calculations currently used for LU estimates, as the underlying data no longer reflects modern livestock sizes and scientific advances in feed intake calculations. Suppliers should be prepared to analyse decades of livestock phenotype changes, incorporate latest scientific understanding of animal nutrition and feed intake, and deliver updated LU calculations that provide accurate estimates of grazing pressure. The successful delivery will ensure Defra's environmental and agricultural schemes are based on current, evidence-based livestock data.