The probability distributions of the movement of dairy and beef cattle in Japan: a data note

Objectives:
Animal movement is an important factor in the transmission of infectious diseases among livestock. A better understanding of animal movement characteristics provides a more reliable estimation of disease spread and promotes modeling studies. In Japan, all the cattle movement information is recorded in a national database called the Individual Cattle Identification Register (ICIR).” Our previous studies using this information demonstrated heterogeneity in the movement of dairy and beef cows according to location, season, and age. The present study describes the probability distributions of the movement of Japanese dairy and beef cows in the following month on a regional basis.
Data description:
This publication contains four probability distribution datasets for the predicted locations of dairy and beef cows in Japan in the following month, which were developed using individual cattle movement information obtained from the ICIR. These datasets provide information on cattle movement in the following month on a regional basis, given properties such as birth region, location, time, and age.

研究目标：
动物移动是家畜群体间传染病传播的关键影响因素。深入掌握动物移动特征，能够更为可靠地估算疾病传播态势，并推动相关建模研究。在日本，所有牛只的移动信息均被记录于名为个体牛只识别登记系统（Individual Cattle Identification Register, ICIR）的国家级数据库中。我们此前依托该数据库开展的研究已证实，奶牛与肉牛的移动行为会因地域、季节及年龄的不同呈现异质性特征。本研究将从区域维度出发，刻画日本奶牛与肉牛次月移动行为的概率分布特征。
数据说明：
本数据集包含4组概率分布数据集，基于从ICIR获取的个体牛只移动信息构建而成，用于预测日本奶牛与肉牛次月的移动位置。上述数据集将结合牛只的出生地域、当前位置、时间及年龄等属性，提供按区域划分的次月牛只移动相关信息。