ŞEKER, İbrahim Fırat Üniversitesi - Veteriner Fakültesi - Zootekni Anabilim Dalı, TURKEY , TASALI, Hasan Mus Alparslan Üniversitesi - Meslek Yüksek Okulu - Gida Isletme Bölümü, Turkey , GÜLER, Hakan Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi - Veteriner Fakültesi - Hayvancilik Ekonomisi ve Isletmeciligi Anabilim Dali, Turkey

The Structural Features of Cattle Farms in Muş Province

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A survey study was conducted at 125 farms in Muş city center and its sub-provinces to determine the characteristics of cattle breeders, some of the problems in the field, and the structural features of farms. The percentage of the farms which have 1-5 animals was 13.0%, while those which have 6-10 and ≥11 animals were 43.5%. The breed distribution of cattle was as follows: 46.9% native, 37.2% crossbred and 15.9% culture-breeds. Brown Swiss (70.3%) is commonly preferred in these farms as culture breed. In 46.0% of farms, cows were milked until dry period. 30.4% of farms obtained 3.0-5.0 kg milk per cow/day and 3.2% of them obtained ≥15 kg milk per cow/day. The problems faced were foot and nail problems (50.7%), mastitis (13.7%), and abortion (13.7%). As a result, it was determined that majority of cattle farms in Muş town center and surrounding villages had 6-10 or more cattle, Brown Swiss and Simmental among other culture breeds were more commonly preferred, cattle barns were usually separate buildings, and husbandry practices varying from use of bedding material to construction materials used in barns, or from practice of dry-period in cows to barn hygiene were poor for modern practices. In addition, primary problems faced by the farmers were high expenses of feed/feed raw material and marketing problems. Expectations of the farmers were technical support in veterinary services, marketing, and financial credits.

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Cattle breeding , cattle farms , structure of farm , Muş province

Fırat University Veterinary Journal Of Health Sciences

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