The Station and Potantial of Small Ruminant Breeding in Erzurum


KOPUZLU S., ÇELEBİ Ş., Yoruk M. A.

ALINTERI JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE SCIENCES, no.1, pp.60-69, 2016 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Journal Name: ALINTERI JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.60-69
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Erzurum maintaning to be political, economic and culteral center of Eastern Anatolia has been observed to be in the forefront. Becauser of limiting plant production of climate and ecological conditions, the high altutitude, making forage production, large grassland areas, the richness of flora, natural water sources, the presence of livestock culture mostly made of livestock pasture. When It is assesment from socio-economic aspects, small ruminant breeding has come to the fore in livestock. In total numbers of small ruminant in the provice is 717.843 head. The interest of the value in the North East Anatolia is about 19.3%. If the grassland of provice use at full capacity, the number of small ruminants will be demonstrated that increased almost 59% (about 567.262 head). In this study, When small ruminant breeding and considering investment opportunities in this area are take into account, There are numerous strenghts in Erzurum province consequently. It is demonstrated that it can provide significant opportunities for investors. The weaknesses of small ruminant breeding for investment and investor was assessed and solution fot the necessary improvement in this regard were discussed. In small ruminant breeding, such as organization, traning, productive variety, product processing and distribution, integration, in production, marketing and product presentation, general issues evaluated both each other and within themselves. Finally, the development of the necessary solutions and policy on this issue is discussed to development and to evaluate all aspects in terms of investors. This work suggested that It is necessary to the determinations of short and long term goals as unprejudices through cooperation among stakeholder such as and that need to develop plans and all private sector, goverment agency, asssociations, stock exchanges and breeders, and that need to develop plans and project for these goals, also.