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Evaluation of Livestock Husbandry and Management on Cattle Farms in the Province of Iğdır
Abstract
This study was conducted in livestock farms in Merkez, Karakoyunlu, Aralık and Tuzluca districts of Igdir province. As part of the study, 280 farm owners were personally interviewed using a questionnaire. Based on the data obtained, it was found that the average milking time of calves after birth was 93.3±2.8 minutes. The average amount of milk the calves received per day was 3.3±0.1 kg. The average weaning age of the calves was determined to be 4.0±0.1 months. The average time for handing over the cows to the bull after heat detection was determined to be 9.6±0.3 hours. The average insemination time of the cows after birth (artificial insemination method/bull) was determined to be 66.0±1.1 days. The average number of artificial inseminations and bull inseminations for a pregnancy was 1.7±0.1 and 1.4±0.1 times respectively
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Ethical Statement
Permission was obtained for this study with the decision of Iğdır University Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Committee dated 02.10.2027 and numbered 2024/26.
Thanks
We would like to thank the breeders for their contributions with their answers to the survey questions of the article.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Animal Growth and Development
Journal Section
Research Article
Early Pub Date
June 26, 2025
Publication Date
June 30, 2025
Submission Date
November 17, 2024
Acceptance Date
April 28, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 8 Number: 1
APA
Yılmaz, İ., Selvi, M. H., & Şahin, K. (2025). Evaluation of Livestock Husbandry and Management on Cattle Farms in the Province of Iğdır. Journal of Agriculture, 8(1), 15-25. https://doi.org/10.46876/ja.1586697
AMA
1.Yılmaz İ, Selvi MH, Şahin K. Evaluation of Livestock Husbandry and Management on Cattle Farms in the Province of Iğdır. JOAG. 2025;8(1):15-25. doi:10.46876/ja.1586697
Chicago
Yılmaz, İsa, Muhammet Hanifi Selvi, and Kasım Şahin. 2025. “Evaluation of Livestock Husbandry and Management on Cattle Farms in the Province of Iğdır”. Journal of Agriculture 8 (1): 15-25. https://doi.org/10.46876/ja.1586697.
EndNote
Yılmaz İ, Selvi MH, Şahin K (June 1, 2025) Evaluation of Livestock Husbandry and Management on Cattle Farms in the Province of Iğdır. Journal of Agriculture 8 1 15–25.
IEEE
[1]İ. Yılmaz, M. H. Selvi, and K. Şahin, “Evaluation of Livestock Husbandry and Management on Cattle Farms in the Province of Iğdır”, JOAG, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 15–25, June 2025, doi: 10.46876/ja.1586697.
ISNAD
Yılmaz, İsa - Selvi, Muhammet Hanifi - Şahin, Kasım. “Evaluation of Livestock Husbandry and Management on Cattle Farms in the Province of Iğdır”. Journal of Agriculture 8/1 (June 1, 2025): 15-25. https://doi.org/10.46876/ja.1586697.
JAMA
1.Yılmaz İ, Selvi MH, Şahin K. Evaluation of Livestock Husbandry and Management on Cattle Farms in the Province of Iğdır. JOAG. 2025;8:15–25.
MLA
Yılmaz, İsa, et al. “Evaluation of Livestock Husbandry and Management on Cattle Farms in the Province of Iğdır”. Journal of Agriculture, vol. 8, no. 1, June 2025, pp. 15-25, doi:10.46876/ja.1586697.
Vancouver
1.İsa Yılmaz, Muhammet Hanifi Selvi, Kasım Şahin. Evaluation of Livestock Husbandry and Management on Cattle Farms in the Province of Iğdır. JOAG. 2025 Jun. 1;8(1):15-2. doi:10.46876/ja.1586697