Evaluation of Water Buffalo Holdings in Yozgat Province in terms of Environmental Factors Affecting Animal Welfare

Tekerli, Mustafa; KAPLAN, Yusuf; BOZKURT, ZEHRA

Evaluation of Water Buffalo Holdings in Yozgat Province in terms of Environmental Factors Affecting Animal Welfare

Yusuf Kaplan, (Tarım ve Hayvancılık Bakanlığı, Tarımsal Araştırmalar ve Politikalar Genel Müdürlüğü Gıda)

Zehra Bozkurt, (Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Zootekni Anabilim Dalı)

Mustafa Tekerli (Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Zootekni Anabilim Dalı)

Lalahan Hayvancılık Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi

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Yıl: 2018 Cilt: 58 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 67 - 76 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 03-03-2021

Evaluation of Water Buffalo Holdings in Yozgat Province in terms of Environmental Factors Affecting Animal Welfare

Öz:

This study has been conducted to assess resource-based and management-based factors affecting animalwelfare in water buffalo husbandry holdings in Yozgat province in order to obtain basic data for a water buffalo welfareassessment protocol to be developed. An measurement, observation and evaluation form was developed to obtain thedata by using that the results of studies recently published on water buffalo health and welfare and the dairy cattle assessment protocols the Welfare Quality® and AssureWel and the Unified Field Index protocol. One hundred thirty holdingsin Yozgat province and districts were visited and resource-based and management-based measurements and evaluationswere made according to the developed measurement, observation and evaluation form and face to face interviews withbusiness owners and employees were carried out. It was observed that water buffalo husbandry holdings were smalland medium scale and the animal husbandry was implemented traditionally. As a result, it was found that, the existingfarm standards in buffaloes holdings concerning to the resource-based and management-based factors affecting animalwelfare were satisfactory with respect to good feeding principles but were poor for both of the good housing and goodhealth principles. Besides, it was concluded that the farm owners and workers did not have sufficient knowledge andskills in of the development and implementation of sustainable animal welfare management strategies in buffalo farms.

Anahtar Kelime:

Hayvan Refahını Etkileyen Çevresel Faktörler Bakımından Yozgat İli Mandacılık İşletmelerinin Değerlendirilmesi

Öz:

Bu araştırma geliştirilecek olan bir manda refahı değerlendirme protokolüne temel veri elde etmek üzere, Yozgat ili mandacılık işletmelerinin hayvan refahını etkileyen kaynak-tabanlı ve idare-tabanlı faktörler bakımından değerlendirilmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Manda sağlığı ve refahına ilişkin yapılmış araştırma sonuçları ile süt ineklerinde refahın değerlendirmesi için geliştirilen Welfare Quality® ve AssureWel protokolleri ve The Unified Field Index’den yararlanılarak bir ölçüm, gözlem ve değerlendirme formu geliştirilmiştir. Yozgat ili ve ilçelerinde bulunan 130 işletme ziyaret edilmiş, geliştirilen ölçüm, gözlem ve değerlendirme formuna göre kaynak-tabanlı ve idare-tabanlı ölçüm ve değerlendirmeler yapılmış, işletme sahipleri ve çalışanlar ile yüz yüze görüşülmüştür. Mandacılık işletmelerinin geleneksel manda yetiştiriciliği uyguladıkları ve küçük ve orta ölçekli oldukları görülmüştür. Sonuç olarak, hayvan refahını etkileyen kaynak-tabanlı ve idare-tabanlı faktörlere ilişkin olarak mandacılık işletmelerinde mevcut çiftlik standartlarının iyi besleme prensibi bakımından yeterli olduğu ancak iyi barındırma ve iyi sağlık prensipleri bakımından ise zayıf olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, işletme sahipleri ile çiftlik çalışanlarının manda çiftliklerinde sürdürülebilir hayvan refahı yönetimi stratejilerinin geliştirilmesi ve uygulanması bakımından yeterli bilgi ve beceriye sahip olmadığı sonucuna varılmıştır.

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Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık

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APA	KAPLAN Y, BOZKURT Z, Tekerli M (2018). Evaluation of Water Buffalo Holdings in Yozgat Province in terms of Environmental Factors Affecting Animal Welfare. , 67 - 76.
Chicago	KAPLAN Yusuf,BOZKURT ZEHRA,Tekerli Mustafa Evaluation of Water Buffalo Holdings in Yozgat Province in terms of Environmental Factors Affecting Animal Welfare. (2018): 67 - 76.
MLA	KAPLAN Yusuf,BOZKURT ZEHRA,Tekerli Mustafa Evaluation of Water Buffalo Holdings in Yozgat Province in terms of Environmental Factors Affecting Animal Welfare. , 2018, ss.67 - 76.
AMA	KAPLAN Y,BOZKURT Z,Tekerli M Evaluation of Water Buffalo Holdings in Yozgat Province in terms of Environmental Factors Affecting Animal Welfare. . 2018; 67 - 76.
Vancouver	KAPLAN Y,BOZKURT Z,Tekerli M Evaluation of Water Buffalo Holdings in Yozgat Province in terms of Environmental Factors Affecting Animal Welfare. . 2018; 67 - 76.
IEEE	KAPLAN Y,BOZKURT Z,Tekerli M "Evaluation of Water Buffalo Holdings in Yozgat Province in terms of Environmental Factors Affecting Animal Welfare." , ss.67 - 76, 2018.
ISNAD	KAPLAN, Yusuf vd. "Evaluation of Water Buffalo Holdings in Yozgat Province in terms of Environmental Factors Affecting Animal Welfare". (2018), 67-76.

APA	KAPLAN Y, BOZKURT Z, Tekerli M (2018). Evaluation of Water Buffalo Holdings in Yozgat Province in terms of Environmental Factors Affecting Animal Welfare. Lalahan Hayvancılık Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi, 58(2), 67 - 76.
Chicago	KAPLAN Yusuf,BOZKURT ZEHRA,Tekerli Mustafa Evaluation of Water Buffalo Holdings in Yozgat Province in terms of Environmental Factors Affecting Animal Welfare. Lalahan Hayvancılık Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi 58, no.2 (2018): 67 - 76.
MLA	KAPLAN Yusuf,BOZKURT ZEHRA,Tekerli Mustafa Evaluation of Water Buffalo Holdings in Yozgat Province in terms of Environmental Factors Affecting Animal Welfare. Lalahan Hayvancılık Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol.58, no.2, 2018, ss.67 - 76.
AMA	KAPLAN Y,BOZKURT Z,Tekerli M Evaluation of Water Buffalo Holdings in Yozgat Province in terms of Environmental Factors Affecting Animal Welfare. Lalahan Hayvancılık Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2018; 58(2): 67 - 76.
Vancouver	KAPLAN Y,BOZKURT Z,Tekerli M Evaluation of Water Buffalo Holdings in Yozgat Province in terms of Environmental Factors Affecting Animal Welfare. Lalahan Hayvancılık Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2018; 58(2): 67 - 76.
IEEE	KAPLAN Y,BOZKURT Z,Tekerli M "Evaluation of Water Buffalo Holdings in Yozgat Province in terms of Environmental Factors Affecting Animal Welfare." Lalahan Hayvancılık Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi, 58, ss.67 - 76, 2018.
ISNAD	KAPLAN, Yusuf vd. "Evaluation of Water Buffalo Holdings in Yozgat Province in terms of Environmental Factors Affecting Animal Welfare". Lalahan Hayvancılık Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi 58/2 (2018), 67-76.