Determination of Fattening Practices in Cattle Breeding Enterprises: The Case of Muş
2021
Ki̇bar, Mustafa | Bakir, Galip
The aim of this study was to determine the fattening practices in cattle breeding farms in the province of Muş.. A survey was conducted in 368 enterprises using the random sampling method. The majority of the farmers (70.2%) choose animals according to their appearance and start fattening with 10-18 months old animals. The fattening period is 120-220 days of 62.8%, 55.4% of the enterprises apply "pasture + concentrate feed", 35.8% "concentrated + roughage" and 8.9% pasture fattening. Average daily live weight gain of animals, live weight at the beginning and end of fattening and carcass weights were found in the range of 800-1000 gr, 150-200 kg, 500-600 kg and 200-300 kg, respectively. It has been determined that the majority of the farmers do not follow up the weight at the beginning and during the fattening, but 34% of them weigh before selling and only 10.1% of them monthly. The end of fattening is decided by considering the market price, slaughter age and weight of the animals. It has been observed that traditionalism prevails in the enterprises from animal selection to care and feeding practices and operators should be supported with information for sustainability.
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