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Jornada Experimental Range (USDA-ARS) stocking rates for cattle, horses, and sheep, 1916-2001

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-jrn.210412001.1
Title:Jornada Experimental Range (USDA-ARS) stocking rates for cattle, horses, and sheep, 1916-2001
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

This data package contains data on stocking rates for cattle, horses, and sheep on all pastures of the USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range beginning in 1916. Goats were few and are included as part of the sheep category and not differentiated. Stocking rates are expressed in animal unit month (AUM), which is based on metabolic weight and average amount of forage needed by each animal unit per month. Total AUM is calculated for each year for each animal unit. This study was completed in 2001.

Publication Date:2019-10-18

Time Period
Begin:
1916
End:
2001

People and Organizations
Contact:Manager, Data (Jornada Basin LTER) [  email ]
Contact:Anderson, John (Jornada Basin LTER) [  email ]
Creator:Havstad, Kris (Jornada Basin LTER)
Associate:Havstad, Kris (Jornada Basin LTER, Former Pi)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
JER Livestock Stocking rates, 1916-2001
Description:
JER Livestock Stocking rates, 1916-2001
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities


Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210412001/1/c59a51f05d8ef50f3021934d80148afc
Name:JER Livestock Stocking rates, 1916-2001
Description:JER Livestock Stocking rates, 1916-2001
Number of Records:258
Number of Columns:3

Table Structure
Object Name:JERLivestockStockingRates.csv
Size:4351 bytes
Authentication:e647d840ad65c652aeafc4129947fb8b Calculated By MD5
Text Format:
Number of Header Lines:1
Record Delimiter:\n
Orientation:column
Simple Delimited:
Field Delimiter:,

Table Column Descriptions
 
Column Name:year  
animal  
AUM  
Definition:The year AUM data was collectedlivestock type (Cattle, Horse, Sheep=sheep and goats)Animal Unit Month (1 cow = 1; 1 yearling heifer = 0.8; weaning = 0.55; bull = 1.25; horse = 1.25; sheep/goat = 0.2)
Storage Type:date  
string  
float  
Measurement Type:dateTimenominalratio
Measurement Values Domain:
FormatYYYY
Precision
Allowed Values and Definitions
Enumerated Domain 
Code Definition
CodeCattle
Definitionincludes heifer, yearlings and weaning calves, and bulls
Source
Code Definition
CodeHorses
Definitionhorses of any ages and size
Source
Code Definition
CodeSheep
Definitionincludes sheep and goats
Source
Unitnumber
Typereal
Min
Max41229.7 
Missing Value Code:      
Accuracy Report:      
Accuracy Assessment:      
Coverage:      
Methods:      

Data Package Usage Rights

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
JRN Dataset KeywordsPlant-Animal Interactions, Management Practices, USDA
Jornada Project NamesStudy 412
Jornada Place NamesHQ, JER, CDRRC, Pasture 9
LTER Core AreaPopulations, Land Use and Land Cover Change
LTER Controlled Vocabularypopulations, herbivores, agriculture, deserts, grasslands

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package
Description:

Beginning in 1916, the USDA-ARS began counting livestock for all pastures on the Jornada Experimental Range. Stocking rates are expressed in animal unit month (AUM), which is the amount of forage needed by an “animal unit” for one month. The quantity of forage is typically based on the animal unit’s metabolic weight. Cattle, horses, sheep and goats have the following equivalents: 1 cow = 1; 1 yearling heifer = 0.8; weaning = 0.55; bull = 1.25; horse = 1.25; sheep/goat = 0.2. Goats were few and are included as part of the sheep category and not differentiated. Total AUM is calculated for each year for each category of livestock from 1919 to 2001.

People and Organizations

Creators:
Individual: Kris Havstad
Organization:Jornada Basin LTER
Email Address:
nan
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0133-8519
Contacts:
Individual: Data Manager
Organization:Jornada Basin LTER
Email Address:
datamanager.jrn.lter@gmail.com
Individual: John Anderson
Organization:Jornada Basin LTER
Email Address:
janderso@jornada.nmsu.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6417-8022
Associated Parties:
Individual: Kris Havstad
Organization:Jornada Basin LTER
Email Address:
nan
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0133-8519
Role:Former Pi

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period
Begin:
1916
End:
2001
Geographic Region:
Description:JER pastures
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  32.7494871Southern:  32.47317259
Western:  -106.6846111Eastern:  -106.5903632

Project

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:every year from 1916-2001. This study is complete.
Frequency:
Other Metadata

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