Abstract
ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to present the current situation of water buffalo breeding in Turkey, determine the relevant problems, and propose suggestions for its improvement. The research data were collected at the “Focus Group Interviews” with the sector actors from the cities engaged in buffalo breeding between July and September of 2015. The cities included Afyonkarahisar, Bitlis, Diyarbakir, Istanbul, Mus, Samsun, and Tokat, where buffalo breeding was usually practiced by small-scale family enterprises that used traditional husbandry [...]
Highlights
Turkey is a suitable country for animal husbandry due to its soil and climate characteristics, the present potential is not adequately exploited and the targeted success in animal production cannot be achieved
Are there any other considerations you would like to add? Regarding the status/structure of water buffalo breeding in Bitlis, Eastern Anatolia region, the participants reported that: breeding activities were conducted in the old barn system relying on the existing wetlands; the buffalo milk productivity was low; producers were unconscious and uneducated; and there were people who bred water buffalo just to receive some state subsidy
Diversification and branding of buffalo milk products Advertising and promotional activities to inform the public about high nutritional value of water buffalo meat and milk Encouraging and supporting young farmers Continuation of the Anatolian Water Buffalo project
Summary
Turkey is a suitable country for animal husbandry due to its soil and climate characteristics, the present potential is not adequately exploited and the targeted success in animal production cannot be achieved. Animal production deficit is compensated through imports. These imports might include import of livestock or red meat, or sometimes both. The main reason for this is the lack of modern enterprises engaged in livestock production and the yield per unit animal is lower than in developed countries. The increase in the quantity and diversity of the support given to the animal husbandry in recent years has been accompanied by increases in both the number of animals and the amount of production. The effects of support given to the livestock sector are seen both in the number of cattle, in red meat and milk production, and the increase is in a positive trend
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