Home range size of free‐roaming beef suckler cattle in the forest

摘要

Though Japan is now one of the worlds most forested developed countries,most of this land is designated as conservation forest and water‐holding and soil‐binding forest.If we are to use the forest's plentiful plant resources for animal production,we must do so while conserving the intrinsic value of the forest.Therefore,the forest should be used for grazing as it stands,without developing artificial grassland and without fencing.In this situation,information on the home range of cattle is needed for controlling their movement.