ANA 2020-2 - 11 mak 266-275
2020
BAYKALIR, Yasin | AKYÜZ, Barış | ERİŞİR, Zeki
In this study, it is aimed to determine the structural and current status of dairy cattle farms of Kiraz district of Izmir province. For this purpose, a survey was applied to 55 farmers in the center of Kiraz district by simple random sampling method. Interviews were made face-to-face with the farmers, and relevant information was obtained about them and their enterprises. The survey results show the mainly farmers' demographic characteristics such as their gender, age, education, and experience in dairy cattle farming, the production characteristics of the farms such as the animal population, the yield characteristics of the cattle, artificial insemination preferences, farm characteristics, and land conditions, and the important expense items of the farms and dairy cattle rearing and their satisfaction levels. According to the results of the survey, it was determined that 89.1% of the breeders were male, 36.3% of the farmers were 35-45 year-old and 32.7% of the were 45-55 year-old. It was observed that the farmers who have been breeding dairy cattle in 20 years or more were 50.9%. It has been determined that the total number of cattle, which were completely held in half-open houses, is concentrated between 11-25 heads and 26-50 heads, and daily milk yield per cow is between 21-30 liters at 65.5%. The obtained data can be used for new farms to be established in the region, the development of existing farms, the creation of markets and the evaluation of milk, to increase profitability and the regional development of livestock farms.
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