9th International Scientific Conference on Applied Sciences and Engineering 6-7 June 2016 Nippon Hotel, İstanbul-Turkey

1. Abstract of Applied Sciences and Engineering, 2016, Vol.9
DOI: 10.18488/journal.1001/2016.9/1001.9
9th
International Scientific Conference on Applied
Sciences and Engineering
6-7 June 2016
Nippon Hotel, İstanbul-Turkey
Conference Website: www.scihost.org
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Paper ID: 07/16/ 9
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Sustainability of Goat Farming in Mediterranean Countries
Nazan Koluman1
--- Serap Göncü2
--- Murat Görgülü3
1,2,3
Çukurova University, Agricultural Fac. Dept.of Anim. Sci. Adana-Turkey
Abstract
One of the limited scientific studies of livestock production is meat type goat
production. Goat meat, particularly in tropical regions, Southeast Asia and more is
consumed due to be preferred by people with low incomes in Africa. Due to insufficient
marketing situation, organisational structure, prejudice and grassland possibilities,
economic value of goat meat is very low. On the other hand, besides of goat meat
production cost is low and has different advanteges and goat is use low productive
grassland areas and it is very effective livestock production systems for cost effective
rantability. During last 10 years, goat production sector has changed in Turkey. The
number of dairy goat farms has increased sharply and the possibilities of marketing to
goat meat come into agenda, as well. In this review importance of the goat meat
production and industrial goat meat prodcution sector and their sustainability will be
discussed.
Keywords: Goat meat, Meat production potantial, Sustainability.