Description
Results of chemical analyses of grass samples collected in the foothills of the Henry Mountains, south-central Utah, in the fall of 2021.
Author ORCID Identifier
Johan du Toit - 0000-0003-0705-7117;
Karen Beard - 0000-0003-4997-2495
Document Type
Dataset
DCMI Type
Dataset
File Format
.xlsx
Publication Date
10-9-2025
Funder
Bureau of Land Management
Utah Agricultural Experiment Station
Award Number
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), GRANT13354229; Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, PLI grant #1497
Award Title
Henry Mountains Grazing Project
Methodology
Grass biomass was clipped and dried before processing. The samples were analyzed on an as-received basis and also by pure dry matter at the lab.
Start Date
11-1-2021
End Date
5-12-2022
Location
Data was collected in the Henry Mountains within the Steele Butte grazing allotment in south central Utah
Language
eng
Code Lists
ADF (Acid Detergent Fiber)
NDF (Neutral Detergent Fiber)
TDN (Total Digestible Nutrients)
NEL (Net Energy for Lactation; Mcal/lb)
NEM (Net Energy for Maintenance; Mcal/lb)
NEG (Net Energy for Gain; Mcal/lb)
Relative Feed Value (RFV)
Disciplines
Natural Resources and Conservation | Plant Sciences
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
du Toit, Johan and Garrett, Shantell, "Chemical analyses of grass samples" (2025). Browse all Datasets. Paper 249.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/all_datasets/249