Current Status of Shelters in Sheep and Goat Farms in Siirt Province

Abstract

In this study, current status of shelters in sheep and goat farms in Siirt province has been investigated. The number of enterprises to be surveyed was determined by simple random sampling method. The surveys prepared for the purpose of the research were filled out by the researchers through personal interviews.. The 95.8% of the shelters examined were closed type, 4.2% were open type; 56.8% were adjacent to the residence and 43.2% were constructed independently from the residence. In addition, 90.8% of the shelters are on soil base, 45.4% has soil roof, 61.8% has stonewall and 86% of the walls were not plastered. Irrigation type average in central province and districts were 48.3% in the trough way, 45.4% was in metal pans and irrigation frequency was determined as 3 times a day in 32.4% of the surveys. It was determined that the shelters were built without technical knowledge and service and built with the knowledge/experience gained from the past. It has come to the conclusion that the breeders must be informed in terms of technical knowledge in order to overcome the identified deficiencies.

Keywords

• Siirt Province
• sheep
• goat
• farm
• shelter