CC Carrying Capacity (livestock)
CV Coefficient of Variation (statistical)
DM Dry Matter (usually measured in kg/ha)
kg DM/ha kilograms of dry matter per hectare.
GIS Geographical Information System
GPS Global Positioning System
GRM Grassland Resource Monitoring [Programme]
ME metabolizable energy.
RAPS Resource Assessment for Pastoral Systems (computer-based model)
RS Remote Sensing
TLU Tropical Livestock Unit; equivalent to a zebu of 250 kg liveweight
TM Thematic Mapper (Landsat)
YE Yak Equivalent
