Evaluation of beef supply based on hot carcass data: the case of burdur province
<b>Aim:</b> In this study, it was aimed to reveal the beef supply structure throughout the province by examining; the hot carcass weights, cattle age, cattle breed, sex, etc. data of the cattle slaughtered in Burdur province.<p> <b>Materials and Methods: </b>The materia...
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| Language: | English |
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Selcuk University Press
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://eurasianjvetsci.org/pdf.php3?id=1383 |
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| Summary: | <b>Aim:</b> In this study, it was aimed to reveal the beef supply structure
throughout the province by examining; the hot carcass weights, cattle age,
cattle breed, sex, etc. data of the cattle slaughtered in Burdur province.<p>
<b>Materials and Methods: </b>The material of the study consists of the data
of the Gucbirligi Inc. slaughterhouse, which has an average of 50% of the
cattle slaughter carried out throughout the province of Burdur over the
years. In this context, the data of 52,677 cattle slaughtered between the
months of 2014/1 - 2018/9 and whose information is not missing were
included in the study. Data were evaluated with the Independent Sample
t-Test or ANOVA in terms of the number of groups, and the Tukey Multiple
Comparison Test was used to control the significance of the relationship
between the subgroups.<p>
<b>Results:</b> According to the analysis results, although different cattle breeds
are slaughtered in Burdur province, Holstein and Simmental breeds constitute
88.61% and 8.31% of the slaughter, respectively. As the slaughtered
animals were examined according to gender, it was determined that the
female animals were 32.23% and the male animals were 67.77%. It was
determined that the number and year-end total carcass weights (hot carcass)
of the cattle sent to the slaughterhouse decreased continuously by
60.32% and 67.08%, respectively, between 2014 and 2017.<p>
<b>Conclusion:</b> In the general production structure of Burdur province, dairy
cattle breeding is the main branch of activity, while fattening beef cattle
breeding is carried out as a complementary production branch to support
dairy cattle breeding. In this context, it is predicted that increasing the
number of enterprises specialized in cattle breeding in Burdur will contribute
to the producers' minimization of risks by increasing production
diversity and to a significant increase for production in the province. The
results obtained from this study show that maintaining the sustainability
and stability in the amount of meat and milk produced in the region depends
on the price, cost and support policies that ensure the continuity
of dairy cattle. |
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| ISSN: | 1309-6958 2146-1953 |