Determining Feeding Habits in Fattening Farms in Muş Province

Authors : Mustafa KİBAR, Galip BAKIR

Pages : 229-244

Doi:10.18615/anadolu.834968

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Publication Date : 2020-12-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was conducted to determine feed types and feeding habits in fattening farms in Muş province. For this purpose, a survey was conducted with 368 farmers using random sampling method. While all of the farms dealt with forage production, only 48.5% had sufficient information about forage production. The roughage used in animal in feeding according to total frequency values were, hay (58.2%), prairie grass (56.5%), alfalfa (48.4%), sainfoin (7.2%) and vetch (5.2%), respectively. Ration formulations were either, as mostly used, ‘50% concentrate-50% roughage’, or ‘mostly concentrate’. Half of the famers considered that the rangeland area was not adequate, for 29.2% it was adequate and for 20.8% it was fairly enough. It was determined that only 7.8% of farms made silage, 82.8% used licking stone, and 60.9% used vitamins and minerals as feed additives. As a result, it was determined that feeding in the farms was based on intensively utilized concentrate and hay and prairie grass as roughage. Some works need to be done for the dissemination of information regarding to silage usage which is a source of cheap roughage and used in very few farms in the region, and to solve problems that prevent use of it.
Keywords : Fattening farms, feed types, feeding habits, Muş province