Türkiye'de / İstanbul'da Köpek Populasyonuna Yönelik Çalışma

Öz

İstanbul'da sahipli köpek populasyon büyüklüğünün tespitine yönelik bir çalışına yürütülmüştür. Bundan başka köpek - sahip ilişkileri , köpek ekolojisi ve kuduz aşılama oranıyla ilgili veriler toplandı. Bu çalışmada oldugu gibi İstanbul'daki sahipli köpek populasyonunun yaldaşık 150 . 000 oldugu tahmin edildi. Kavacık'ın kırsal mahallesinde yürütülen işaretleme ve tekrar yakalama temeline yönelik bir çalışmanın sonuçları bu bölgedeki toplam köpek yoğunluğunun km2 de 166 köpek ve bununda %30.5'nin sahipsiz olduğu sonucunu vermiştir.Kavacık'ta sahipli köpek populasyonunun üreme oranı yaldaşık %50 idi. İstanbul'un farklı cografik bölge ve farklı sosyo-ekonomik alanlarında toplam 10.137 hane halkı ile karşılıklı görüşüldü. İstanbul için köpeğe sahip olma oranı, ortalama 1/17.7 . Bunların %41 'i sahipli köpek olup 1 yaşında veya azdı. Sahipli erkek ve dişi köpeklerin oranı, dişi köpege doğru ağırlık göstermekteydi; 6 .8 : 1.Sahipli köpeklerin sadece %3 1.9'unun kuduza karşı aşılı oldugu belirlendi. Köpeğe sahip olmanın başlıca nedeni korunma amaçlı idi (%81. 7). Sahiplerine göre . köpeklerin %61.6'sı her zaman bir yerde tutulmakta idi ve sadece %5 .4'ü kesinlikle bağlı değildi.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Etlik Veterinerlik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
• Türkiye
• İstanbul
• Köpek
• Populasyon

Study of the dog population in İstanbul, Turkey

Öz

A study was carried out to eletermine the owned dog population size in İstanbul , Turkey. As of the present study, the owned dog population in İstanbul is estimated at approximately 150 . 000. A total of 10137 households in different socio-economic and geographical areas of İstanbul were interviewed. The average clog to household ratio for İstanbul was 1 : 17. 7. 4 1% of the owned dogs were less than 1 year old. The ratio of male to female owned dogs was extremely biased towards males; 6.8 :1. Only 31.9% of the owned dogs were proven to be vaccinated against rabies . The main reason for ownership of a dog was for guarding purposes (81.7%). According to the owners 61.6% of the dogs were always confined, anel only .5 .4% of the dogs were never restricted. Results of a mark - recapture -study in the urban neighbourhood of Kavacık indicated an estimatedl overall dog density in this area of 166 dogs per km2, of which 30.5% were mure or less ownerless. In Kavacık, the annual turnover of the owned dog population was approximately 50%.

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