KILIÇ, İbrahim Afyon Kocatepe University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Biostatistics, Turkey , BOZKURT, Zehra Afyon Kocatepe University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Animal Husbandry, Turkey , TEKERLİ, Mustafa Afyon Kocatepe University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Animal Husbandry, Turkey , KOÇAK, Serdar Afyon Kocatepe University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Animal Husbandry, Turkey , ÇELİKELOĞLU, Koray Afyon Kocatepe University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Animal Husbandry, Turkey

A study on animal welfare standards in traditional sheep breeding enterprises

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors affecting animal welfare such as housing, care and administration and some technical breeding applications in traditional sheep breeding enterprises in terms of animal welfare standards. After the generation of qualitative and quantitative variables an observation form was developed for the collection of data pertaining to the welfare standards of 100 sheep breeding enterprises in 19 villages of Şuhut, Emirdağ, Çay and Sultandağı towns of Afyonkarahisar province. Accordingly, it was determined that the average living area per sheep was 0.76 m2. The average temperature in the enterprises was detected as 21.06oC while the average moisture was calculated as 43.20%. Additionally, it was detected that the average birth rate per enterprise was 79.25%. Moreover, it was identified that no health control was conducted in 20% of the enterprises. It was also discovered that the average number of employees per enterprise was 4.57 person. In addition to this, it was determined that the employees of the enterprises had had no prior training on animal welfare.

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Animal welfare , traditional sheep breeding , welfare standards

Veterinary Journal of Ankara University

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