Van İli Küçükbaş Hayvancilik İşletmelerinin Mevcut Durumu ve Verimliliği Etkileyen Sorunlarin Tespiti Üzerine Bir Araştirma

The purpose of this research was to determine the current status of small ruminant enterprises in Van province and offer solutions pinpointing the problems leading to lower productivity. For this purpose, a survey study was conducted with a total of 433 farms in nine districts. According to the survey results, the enterprises had average 95.51 head mature ewe, 13.33 head mature goat, 5.04 head ram and 1.18 head buck. Lamb number per mated ewe and goat kid number per mated goat from fertility traits were 0.79 and 1.04, respectively; lamb and goat kid mortality rates were 9.50% and 14.43%, respectively. The most common health problems were external parasites (65.36%) and respiratory diseases (52.19%). There is a lack of information on issues of breeding, feeding and health protection, as well as the structural and technical problems of breeders. Therefore, it was observed that existing small ruminant breeding potential in Van province has not been sufficiently reflected to production. Keywords: Sheep, Goat, Enterprise, Survey, Van