Samenvatting

A focus of information on production systems calls for more knowledge on the naturalness in behaviour of semi wild living cattle. Broadening this knowledge database is beneficial to the increased use of cattle in conservation as well as more traditional farming methods. This study therefore investigated how a semi-wild herd of Scottish Highland Cattle (SHC) represent naturalness in behaviour. Data concerning social structure, habitat use, activity budgets, and influence of external factors were collected. External factors included weather and recreation.