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Title AYAF Reseed Methods Plot Trial
License CC-BY-NC
Teagasc Department Grassland Science Research
Teagasc Programme Animal and Grassland
Description This dataset contains grassland yield, forage content, and nutritive quality data from a three-year plot trial (2019–2021) at Teagasc Athenry, Co. Galway. The trial examined four sward types (perennial ryegrass mixtures with white clover, red clover, plantain, and chicory) under four different establishment methods. Measurements included herbage yield, sward composition, tiller density, and forage quality parameters (crude protein, dry matter digestibility, water soluble carbohydrates). Data were collected by Lisa McGrane and Philip Creighton, with sward quality analysis using Near Infrared Spectrometry (NIR) at Teagasc Moorepark.
Language English
Principal Investigator (PI) Dr Philip Creighton
Principal Investigator (PI) email philip.creighton@teagasc.ie
Principal Investigator (PI) ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6106-4436
Data creator(s)
  1. Lisa McGrane
Geographic coverage Teagasc Athenry, Co. Galway, Ireland
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) doi.org/10.82253/3H5T-PD22
Citation McGrane, L., & Creighton, P. (2025). AYAF Reseed Methods Plot Trial [Data set]. Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority. https://doi.org/10.82253/3H5T-PD22
Rights notes This license enables reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. CC BY-NC includes the following elements: BY: credit must be given to the creator. NC: Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted.
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  1. PhD Thesis: An evaluation of alternative forages in combination with perennial ryegrass to increase animal performance and output in sheep pasture-based production systems
  2. McGrane, L., & Creighton, P. (2025). AYAF PGSH Plot Trial [Dataset]. Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority. https://doi.org/10.82253/85FG-J232
  3. McGrane, L., Creighton, P. (2025) AYAF (Athenry Alternative Forages) Animal Performance Dataset [Dataser]. Teagasc Open Data Platform.doi.org/10.82253/v4sj-th52
  4. McGrane, L., & Creighton, P. (2025). AYAF Grassland [Data set]. Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority. https://doi.org/10.82253/YHWK-KN11
Equipment used Quadrats and shears Weigh scales NIR machine (Foss UK Ltd., Warrington, UK) SAS software (for analysis)
Provenance information Data were collected at Teagasc Athenry using quadrat cuts, shears, and weigh scales for yield and composition; sward quality analysis was performed with the Grangegrass2012 system (NIR spectrometry).
Time of data collection 2019-2021