Summary
This dataset represents sheep production records from the North Wyke Farm Platform, an intensively instrumented UK National Capability facility operated by Rothamsted Research. The dataset captures nearly a decade of production data from over 2,900 lambs and their mothers across an experimental farm designed to investigate trade-offs between economic and environmental outcomes in different farming systems. The platform's grassland-based location in south-west England provides regionally representative data for understanding productivity within UK pastoral agriculture.
Regional applicability
This study was conducted in the United Kingdom and specifically within England's South West grassland region, making the findings directly applicable to UK farming policy, practice, and research. The data are likely highly representative of pastoral sheep systems under similar climatic and soil conditions across the UK's grassland areas.
Key measures
Sheep production data encompassing 2,978 lambs and 741 ewes tracked over 9 years; specific metrics inferred to include growth, productivity, and welfare measurements within contrasting farm systems
Outcomes reported
The dataset documents sheep production metrics including lamb and ewe records from the North Wyke Farm Platform over a 9-year period (2011–2019). The study was designed to investigate economic-environmental trade-offs across different farming systems within a farm-scale experiment.
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