The current situation of small ruminant enterprises of burdur province
<b>Aim:</b> The aim of this study was to determine the present situation of small ruminant enterprises of Burdur province in the West Mediterranean region of Turkey known as “Goat Region”<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Research data obtained from f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Selcuk University Press
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| Series: | Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://eurasianjvetsci.org/pdf.php3?id=1038 |
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| Summary: | <b>Aim:</b> The aim of this study was to determine the present
situation of small ruminant enterprises of Burdur province
in the West Mediterranean region of Turkey known as “Goat
Region”<p>
<b>Materials and Methods:</b> Research data obtained from farmer
by face to face questionnaires. Data were collected from 48
goats and 64 sheep enterprises at 32 villages and town. The
questionnaire contained five main sections: demographic
data about the enterprise; the enterprise's housing and landscaping;
data about the feed and feeding methods used in the
enterprises; milk production and hygienic criteria in the enterprises
and farm management.<p>
<b>Results:</b> The average number of sheep and goat per enterprise
were found 94.8 and 117.8 heads respectively. It was
determined that sheep and goat breeders graduated from
primary school at the rates of 85.9% and 77.2% respectively.
Examined sheep enterprises 84.4% was semi-open type
barn. This rate was 70.4% in goat enterprises. Duration of
suckling period of lambs in sheep enterprises were between
4 to 6 months, kids suckling period ranged between 4 and
7 months in goat enterprises. In this research average milk
yield was found in sheep and goat enterprises in 32 villages;
0.5±0.09 l/day/sheep and 0.5±0.3 l/day/goat, respectively.<p>
<b>Conclusions:</b> This research was the first study to demonstrate
the current status of small ruminant enterprises of
Burdur province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. It is
thought that the results of this research will form important
database for future research about development of sheep
and goat farming in Burdur province of Turkey |
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| ISSN: | 1309-6958 2146-1953 |