Rains delight the sheep breeders in Şanlıurfa, Turkey

The breeders, enjoying the rains of the last months in Şanlıurfa, one of Turkey's important ovine breeding centers, hope to have a fruitful year this year. After the rain and snow in January and February, as the sunny weather showed its face, the breeders took their animals to the pastures. The breeders prefer to graze instead of feeding their animals with the greening of the grasses in the pastures. Nebi Çiftçi, who is engaged in animal husbandry in Güzelköy, Haliliye district, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the pastures that grow green every year during this period remain dry due to the lack of sufficient rainfall. Emphasizing that making livestock profitable depends on good pastures, Çiftçi said that if they feed the animals in spring and summer, their costs will increase. Reminding that snowfall has been effective throughout the region after many years, Çiftçi said: "Snow and rain were effective in January and early February. This made us very happy. There hasn't been this much ...