Abstract
This study aimed to determine the effects of dietary barley meal supplementation on performance and carcass parameters in native geese in local breeder conditions in Ağrı province. Sixty goslings aged 1-3 days were used in this study. Goslings were divided homogeneously into three groups, with 20 animals in each group. The control group (C) fed on pasture. Barley meal was added from the 3th to the 7th week (B1) and from the 7th to the 10th week (B2) as well as pasture feeding. All geese in the groups were weighed individually until the tenth week. At the end of the tenth week, the animals were slaughtered. The live weight and slaughter weight obtained from the B1 and B2 experimental groups were found to be higher than the control group. There were no differences between the groups in the carcass yield, tight, breast, and back ratios. Also, head, foot, heart, liver, and gizzard ratios were not influenced by barley meal supplementation. As a result, it has been concluded that performance increase can be achieved with barley supplement by adhering to traditional methods in local breeder conditions.