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Structural Characteristics of Cattle Enterprises in Horasan County of Erzurum Province: Farm Management Practices
Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate farm management practices on 500 cattle farms in Horasan County, Erzurum Province. Data were collected through face-to-face surveys with farm owners and analyzed using the Chi-square test. Results showed that 93% of breeders did not keep regular production records, while only 7% maintained such records. Farm size significantly influenced record-keeping practices (P < 0.05), with larger enterprises more likely to keep records. In addition, 61% of farm owners reported receiving technical support related to cattle breeding. The rate of artificial insemination was found to be very low (5.6%), while hand-mating (45.4%) and pasture-mating (49.0%) were the most common practices. Regarding reproductive management, 51.9% of farmers reported inseminating cows when they came into heat on pasture. Moreover, 29.0% inseminated at the first estrus after calving, 18.7% at the second estrus, and only 0.4% at the third estrus. Preventive health measures were also limited: only 3.0% of farms applied septicemia vaccination to cows during the last two months of pregnancy, and 40.0% administered septicemia serum to newborn calves. In conclusion, it was recommended that the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry organize technical training courses and encourage breeder participation. Such programs should focus on modern cattle-rearing practices, including accurate record-keeping, optimal timing of postpartum insemination, appropriate age for first insemination, and proper timing for drying off cows.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Stock Farming and Treatment
Journal Section
Research Article
Early Pub Date
November 11, 2025
Publication Date
December 29, 2025
Submission Date
June 24, 2025
Acceptance Date
September 17, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 8 Number: 2
APA
Bastem, M., & Yanar, M. (2025). Structural Characteristics of Cattle Enterprises in Horasan County of Erzurum Province: Farm Management Practices. Journal of Agriculture, 8(2), 103-113. https://doi.org/10.46876/ja.1725987
AMA
1.Bastem M, Yanar M. Structural Characteristics of Cattle Enterprises in Horasan County of Erzurum Province: Farm Management Practices. JOAG. 2025;8(2):103-113. doi:10.46876/ja.1725987
Chicago
Bastem, Musa, and Mete Yanar. 2025. “Structural Characteristics of Cattle Enterprises in Horasan County of Erzurum Province: Farm Management Practices”. Journal of Agriculture 8 (2): 103-13. https://doi.org/10.46876/ja.1725987.
EndNote
Bastem M, Yanar M (December 1, 2025) Structural Characteristics of Cattle Enterprises in Horasan County of Erzurum Province: Farm Management Practices. Journal of Agriculture 8 2 103–113.
IEEE
[1]M. Bastem and M. Yanar, “Structural Characteristics of Cattle Enterprises in Horasan County of Erzurum Province: Farm Management Practices”, JOAG, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 103–113, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.46876/ja.1725987.
ISNAD
Bastem, Musa - Yanar, Mete. “Structural Characteristics of Cattle Enterprises in Horasan County of Erzurum Province: Farm Management Practices”. Journal of Agriculture 8/2 (December 1, 2025): 103-113. https://doi.org/10.46876/ja.1725987.
JAMA
1.Bastem M, Yanar M. Structural Characteristics of Cattle Enterprises in Horasan County of Erzurum Province: Farm Management Practices. JOAG. 2025;8:103–113.
MLA
Bastem, Musa, and Mete Yanar. “Structural Characteristics of Cattle Enterprises in Horasan County of Erzurum Province: Farm Management Practices”. Journal of Agriculture, vol. 8, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 103-1, doi:10.46876/ja.1725987.
Vancouver
1.Musa Bastem, Mete Yanar. Structural Characteristics of Cattle Enterprises in Horasan County of Erzurum Province: Farm Management Practices. JOAG. 2025 Dec. 1;8(2):103-1. doi:10.46876/ja.1725987