This study was to investigate the effect of the horse grazing intensity on the vegetation of the S. quelpaertensis, and the physiological changes of the horse. This experiment was conducted at the community of the S. quelpaertensis (altitude of 550m) with the grazing intensity of 1.0AU(500kg), 1.5AU(750kg) and 2.0AU(1,000kg) at 30m × 30m for one week, and then the growth characteristics of the S. quelpaertensis, the changes of the vegetation, the damages on trees and the changes in the physiological characteristics of the horses was investigated and compared before and after the horse grazing. As the results, the 2.0AU grazing land showed that the culm number had the inverse correlation (r=-0.902, P〈0.01) to the other lands and the species diversity index of lower-level vegetation showed the correlation (r=0.773, P〈0.01) as increasing the grazing intensity.

본 연구는 제주조릿대의 성장단계별 영양소 함량을 분석하고 말에서의 소화율을 검정하여 말 사료자원으로써의 활용가치를 평가하고, 제 주조릿대 군락지 내 말 방목에 따른 제주조릿대의 생산성, 생육특성, 주변 식생의 변화 등을 구명하기 위해 수행되었다. 제주조릿대를 구초 (1년생)와 신초 (당년생)의 성장단계로 분류하여 조단백질, NDF, ADF 및 무기물 함량을 분석했다. 제주마 5두를 이용 제주조릿대 구초와 신초의 전분채취법을 이용한 외관상 소화율을 검정했