An Analysis of Economical Aspect of Water Buffalo Farming: A Case Study of Balıkesir Province

Saner, Gamze; Engindeniz, Sait; Adanacıoğlu, Hakan; GÜLER, Duran; Şengül, Zekiye

doi:10.29185/hayuretim.978601

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“…All of these results were found to be lower than the values obtained from Anatolian Water Buffaloes reared in Igdir province. The milk amount (2229.87±93.70 kg/ lactation) obtained by Pawar et al, (2012) for Murrah water buffaloes in Punjab, Ludhiana, India and the milk amount (1332.89 kg/lactation) obtained by Saner et al, (2022) for water buffaloes in Balıkesir province was found to be higher when compared with this study.…”

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Milk Production and Evaluation in Farms Raised Anatolian Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); A Case Study of Igdir Province

Yilmaz,

Yurt,

Şahin

2024

J Hellenic Vet Med Soc

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This study was conducted by carrying out a questionnaire with 98 enterprise owners rearing Anatolian water buffalo in 2015 in Igdir city of Turkey. The average daily milk yield, annual milk yield, and sales price buffalos milk of the enterprises were determined as 5.48±0.07 (kg), 1228.56±15.60 (kg/lactation), and USD1.06 (price/per kg), respectively. 3% of the produced raw milk was put on the market as raw milk, 20.9% as product, and 76.1% as raw milk + product. 81.54% of the processed milk was marketed as butter+cream+curd cheese, 7.69% as butter + cheese + curd cheese, and 10.77% is marketed as butter + cheese + yoghurt + curd cheese. It was determined that out of the companies selling raw milk, 88.7% sold to street milk + grocery stores and 11.3% sold to daily farms. As a result, in order to ensure sustainable buffalo breeding in Igdır province, buffalo milk collection centers, processing facilities, buffalo breeders' union should be established. Anatolian water buffaloes reared in Igdir city should be protected in order to protect the gene resources. Non-native buffalo insemination should not be allowed. Otherwise, it should be remembered that the heads rearing in each region are adapted into the region they inhabit in. Matings made to increase the amount of milk can affect negatively the properties like butter and cream yield. However, kinship degeneration should not be allowed in animals raised in the province. Mating of cows should be done with a system.

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Milk Production and Evaluation in Farms Raised Anatolian Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); A Case Study of Igdir Province

Yilmaz,

Yurt,

Şahin

2024

J Hellenic Vet Med Soc

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“…Soysal et al (2005) found in his study that 79% of the participants were aged between 18-60 years and 93 % of them graduated from at least primary school while 7% of them did not receive any education. Saner et al (2022) reported that the average age of buffalo breeders was 45.89 years and received education for an average of 6.58 years. Şeker et al (2012) found that 8.0% of the breeders in Muş were not literate, 38.4% of them graduated from primary school while 2.4% of them graduated from university.…”

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“…When these participants were asked to explain the reasons for thier dissatisfaction, they expressed the difficulties they experienced in terms of caring for buffaloes general livestock raising problems such as high fodder prices, inadequacy of support and lack of marketing. In a study conducted in Balıkesir, it was found that the breeders intended to make new investments in buffalo breeding in the upcoming periods and that this situation will continue to be more widespread (Saner et al, 2022). In his study Karadavut et al (2010) found that 87.18 % of the breeders were not satisfied with breeding.…”

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“…The findings of the current study (Karadavut et al, 2010;Özdemir and Özdemir 2016;Çiftçi and Yılmaz 2020) overlap with other studies that identified other variables that affect the profitability of the breeders such as low product prices and high fodder prices. In addition to these problems, Saner et al (2022) stated that the problems such as inadequacy of supports, insufficiency of pastures around the villages and inadequate payments for milk. Commercial production, decisions and actions of businesess in the livestock sector are shaped by the costs, needs and preferences for production.…”

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“…It has been reported that the profits obtained from buffalo breeding promotes the welfare and livelihood of the family and allow the farmers to accumulate more livelihoods (Naveena and Kiran, 2014;Escarcha et al, 2020). Saner et al (2022) stated that the continuation of the buffalo breeding businesses depends on the structure of input resources and the effective marketing. In another study on making buffalo breeding profitable, 95.9% of the participants responded positively and emphasized that the market prices (54.9%) and credits should be increased for fodder and breeding animal (23.9%), pasture areas (15.9%) and herd genetics should be improved (5.3%) (Özdemir and Özdemir, 2016).…”

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Türkiye, Sivas İli Manda Yetiştiricilerinin Memnuniyet Düzeyleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma

ÖZDEMİR

2024

Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi

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Buffaloes can adapt to different regional and climatic conditions, yield high quality milk and meat products and are suitable for organic animal husbandry, which provides significant advantages in livestock raising. In this study, a total of 122 buffalo breeders living in the center of Sivas province, Şarkışla and Suşehri districts were examined in terms of age, gender, educational level and satisfaction with breeding buffaloes, reasons for breeding, problems encountered in breeding and expectations using a survey. The participants were mostly middle-aged individuals (89.3%). It was found that 67.2% of them graduated from primary school while 12.3% graduated from high school. It was revealed that the participants were breeding buffaloes in order to meet the daily needs of their homes (29%), were pleased with breeding them (91.8%) and had such positive views that they advised their children to breed buffaloes (62.7%). 64 % of the participants stated that they were satisfied with buffalo breeding for quality of dairy products and the high prices of these products. The buffalo breeders reported their breeding problems as high costs of fodder (35%), low meat price (25%) and the lack of market (10%) while they predicted that the buffalo breeding may become more profitable (95.6%) with the help of solutions to be made by the authorities. In order to achieve this aim, the breeders declared their demands to increase prices of their products sold in the market (34.4%), and loan limits for purchasing fodder and husbandry (33.7%). A significant relationship was found between the participants’ gender and the views that their work could be made profitable (p

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The efficiency of water buffalo farms in semi-intensive feeding system: A case study from Balıkesir, Türkiye

Adanacıoğlu

Saner

Engindeniz

et al. 2023

Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi

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Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether or not the buffalo farms in the semi-intensive system are operating at an effective level. Material and Methods: The data were obtained from face-to-face interviews with 102 buffalo breeders in Balıkesir province. Data Envelopment Analysis was used to determine the technical efficiency of the buffalo farms, and Tobit regression model was used to determine the factors affecting the technical efficiency. Results: The results reveal that the buffalo farms don’t work effectively in terms of both pure technical efficiency (VRSTE: 0.668) and scale efficiency (SE: 0.687). According to pure technical efficiency scores, 23.53% of buffalo farms operate at full efficiency level. 90% of the buffalo farms that implement the semi-intensive system operate at a decreasing return to scale. This condition shows that the farms exceed the optimal size limits. Conclusion: The technical efficiency of buffalo farms may vary depending on various factors in the countries that apply semi-intensive feeding systems in buffalo farms.

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An Analysis of Economical Aspect of Water Buffalo Farming: A Case Study of Balıkesir Province

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Milk Production and Evaluation in Farms Raised Anatolian Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); A Case Study of Igdir Province

Milk Production and Evaluation in Farms Raised Anatolian Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); A Case Study of Igdir Province

Türkiye, Sivas İli Manda Yetiştiricilerinin Memnuniyet Düzeyleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma

The efficiency of water buffalo farms in semi-intensive feeding system: A case study from Balıkesir, Türkiye

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