KILIÇ, İbrahim Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi - Veteriner Fakültesi - Biyoistatistik AD, Turkey , ÖZBEYAZ, Ceyhan Ankara Üniversitesi - Veteriner Fakültesi - Zootekni AD, Turkey

The Usage of Fuzzy Clustering Analysis in Sheep Breeding and an Application

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This research was carried out to use of fuzzy clustering analysis in sheep breeding, and to classify Karayaka and Bafra (Chios x Karayaka B1) sheep according to body measurements by an applicable sample. In research, age-adjusted data of body measurements of 100 Karayaka and 100 Bafra sheep in various ages breed in Gökhöyük Agricultural Enterprise that belongs to General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises were used. As a result of the applied analysis, it was detected that it was obtained the minimum fuzziness when Bafra sheep were divided into 4 clusters and Karakaya sheep into 2. On the other hand, results of this research put forward that the using of fuzzy clustering analysis in sheep breeding has shown can be taken more detailed information about the status of both the individual and the population.

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Fuzzy clustering analysis , Sheep breeding , Karayaka , Bafra

Kocatepe Veterinary Journal

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