Nihat Celik, Chairman of the Central Union of Turkey Breeding Sheep and Goat Breeders (TÜDKİYEB), evaluated the increase in the number of sheep and goats

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Published Feb 13, 2022

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Nihat Celik, Chairman of the Central Union of Turkey Breeding Sheep and Goat Breeders (TÜDKİYEB), stated that while the number of cattle decreased in the country, the number of sheep and goats increased, adding that the increase in input costs was also effective in this. In his written statement, Çelik evaluated the animal production data of 2021 published by TÜİK.

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Noting that the number of sheep and goats reached 57 million 519 thousand 204 with an increase of 6.3 percent last year compared to the previous year, Çelik said that the number of sheep increased by 7.2 percent to 45 million 177 thousand 690, and the number of goats increased by 3 percent to 12 million 341. He stated that it has increased to 514 thousand. Çelik stated that the number of cattle, which is one of the bovine animals, decreased by 0.6 percent to 17.8 million in the same period, and the number of buffaloes decreased by 3.6 percent to 185.5 thousand. Stating that the increase in the number of ovine animals can be explained as cattle breeders tending towards ovine, Çelik stated that Turkey is a complete ovine breeding geography. Çelik pointed out that ovine breeding is more advantageous compared to bovine animals due to the fact that it is based on pasture. Pointing out that small cattle's use of pastures as a feed source during the summer months has a positive effect on ...

Source: Sondakika