Turkey: 6300 Awassi sheep will be distributed to breeders in Denizli

DENİZLİ (UAV) – Within the framework of the Awassi sheep program, which was implemented after the last Karya sheep and hair goat project in Denizli, it was stated that 6,300 small cattle will be distributed to the producers. The 'National Ovine Breeding in the Hands of the People' project, implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, started to be implemented in Denizli for the first time in 2011 with the support of 12,600 Karya sheep provided to 61 breeders. In 2022, a new project was added to the animal breeding works, the framework of which was expanded with 6,300 hair goats distributed to 49 breeders in 2016. With the Livestock Support Implementation Communiqué published in the Official Gazette on 12 November 2022, farmers engaged in Awassi sheep breeder in Denizli were included in the project. For the project, which will be composed of 6 thousand broodstock and 300 male animals, the applications of the breeders who have a herd size of at least 100 heads and are ...