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Country: Turkey

Dairy or/and meat sheep: Meat

Source of information: Togen, Ministry of Agr.,

Level of solution:

Aim: To provide useful and simple health practices in the flock and recommendations for hygiene in the environment for an improved productivity

Description:

–A PDF document with basic health keys (protective treatment-with a chronology) will be provided to breeder’s association and some NGO’s in order to minimize the health risks in the barn and outdoor for a whole year time.

–Some useful videos and demonstrative papers will be provided for barn hygiene and paddocks for a whole production period.

Expected benefits: Better health- productive farms-happy farmersJ

Prerequisites and/or limits:

• PDF is a document needs to be practiced always
• A healthy flock needs continuously observing and a good knowledge of the shepherd.

Specific references

Dwyer, C. M. (2009). Welfare of sheep: Providing for welfare in an extensive environment. Small Ruminant Research, 86(1–3), 14–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2009.09.010

Gavojdian, D., Budai, C., Cziszter, L. T., Csizmar, N., Javor, A., & Kusza, S. (2015). Reproduction Efficiency and Health Traits in Dorper, White Dorper, and Tsigai Sheep Breeds under Temperate European Conditions. Asian-Australas J Anim Sci, 28(4), 599–603. https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.14.0659

Richards, J. S., Sladek, M. A., & Lee, G. J. (2018). Cumulative reproductive performance effect on overall lifetime productivity in Merino sheep. Animal Production Science, 58(8), 1470. https://doi.org/10.1071/AN17794

Conington, J., Collins, J., & Dwyer, C. (2010). Selection for easier managed sheep. Animal Welfare, 19(SUPPL. 1), 83–92.

Dwyer, C., & Bornett, H. (2004). Chronic stress in sheep: assessment tools and their use in different management conditions. Animal Welfare, 13, 293–304.

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