Data from USDA ARS Central Plains Experimental Range (CPER) near Nunn, CO: Cattle weight gains managed with light, moderate and heavy grazing intensities

<p>The USDA-Agricultural Research Service Central Plains Experimental Range (CPER) is a Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) network site located ~20 km northeast of Nunn, in north-central Colorado, USA. In 1939, scientists established the Long-term Grazing Intensity study (LTGI) with four replications of light, moderate, and heavy grazing. Each replication had three 129.5 ha pastures with the grazing intensity treatment randomly assigned. Today, one replication remains. Light grazing occurs in pasture 23W (9.3 Animal Unit Days (AUD)/ha, targeted for 20% utilization of peak growing-season biomass), moderate grazing in pasture 15E (12.5 AUD/ha, 40% utilization), and heavy grazing in pasture 23E (18.6 AUD/ha, 60% utilization). British- and continental-breed yearling cattle graze the pastures season-long from mid-May to October except when forage limitations shorten the grazing season. Individual raw data on cattle entry and exit weights, as well as weights every 28-days during the grazing season are available from 2000 to 2019. Cattle entry and exit weights are included in this dataset. Weight outliers (± 2 SD) are flagged for calculating summary statistics or performing statistical analysis. </p><div><br>Resources in this dataset:</div><br><ul><li><p>Resource Title: Data Dictionary for LTGI Cattle weights on CPER (2000-2019).</p> <p>File Name: LTGI_2000-2019_data_dictionary.csv</p><p>Resource Description: Data dictionary for data from USDA ARS Central Plains Experimental Range (CPER) near Nunn, CO cattle weight gains managed with light, moderate and heavy grazing intensities </p></li><br><li><p>Resource Title: LTGI Cattle weights on CPER (2000-2019).</p> <p>File Name: LTGI_2000-2019_all_weights_published.csv</p><p>Resource Description: Data from USDA ARS Central Plains Experimental Range (CPER) near Nunn, CO cattle weight gains managed with light, moderate and heavy grazing intensities </p></li></ul><p></p>