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- Title
Kars İli Sığır İşletmelerinde Barınakların Mevcut Durumu ve Yetiştirici Talepleri: I. Mevcut Durum.
- Authors
TİLKİ, Muammer; SARI, Mehmet; AYDIN, Erol; IŞIK, Serpil; AKSOY, Ali Rıza
- Abstract
In this study, the overall structure of cattle livestock from all the districts of Kars was evaluated. The research data consisted of a total of 412 questionnaires of which 87 gathered from central district of Kars, 50 from Akyaka, 44 from Arpacay, 44 from Digor, 40 from Kagizman, 49 from Sarikamis, 47 from Selim, and 51 from Susuz. The study revealed that closed system shelters were the most widely used system in livestock. Among the 326 animal producers who used closed binded system barns "convenience in the management" ranked first reason (79.13%) to use this system. The other reasons for the system were listed as "traditional" and "healthier than other systems". The study also revealed that the 26 livestock barns did not have any air ventilation and 15 barns had only one concluding insufficient air flow. A total of 43 barns surveyed did not have any chimneys and 23 had only one small size window. The reduction in the window number and size is associated with the severe winter conditions in the region. The research results indicated that hand milking is the most common method followed by portable milking machines and the usage of milking units found to be new in the region. Cleaning udder pre-milking and preservation of milk after milking are the two main deficiencies in the region compare to the standard hygiene rules and the milk is almost exclusively stored in plastic drums. As a result, Kars and its environs have been identified deficiencies and many lack in existing enterprises. Therefore, we concluded that animal husbandry in the region is hampered with underutilization mainly due to the insufficient farmer training. Hence, it is advisable to train the farmers on the ground of the animal welfare, feeding, health, hygiene.
- Subjects
KARS (Turkey); TURKEY; CATTLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE management; LIVESTOCK ecology; FARM building design &; construction
- Publication
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, 2013, Vol 19, Issue 1, p109
- ISSN
1300-6045
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9775/kvfd.2012.7282