COVID-19 pandemic process in Turkey to benefit from the local sheep Awassi in increasing production of sheep

ABSTRACT

In Ceylanpinar State Farm conditions, 2-3-4-5-6-7 > 537 head of the Awassi sheep flock, by examining the lambing parameters, this study was carried out to determine the number and ratio of single, twin, total and general lambs according to age groups. In this context, the highest, lowest and general average values according to age groups are respectively (head;%, head);2 (age) 122 +or- 1.38;89.71-14 +or- 1.09;10.29, 136 +or- 1.24, 4 (age) 75 +or- 1.39;78.13-21 +or- 1.13;21.87, 96 +or- 1.26 and 448 +or- 1.33;83.43-89 +or- 1.11;16.57, 537 +or- 1.22. When the distribution of the effects of birth type, sex on lamb birth live weight is examined, single male (kg/head), single female (kg/head), total of single lamb (head) and overall average single lamb birth live weight (kg/head) When ordering twin male (kg/head), twin female (kg/head), total twin (head), overall average twin lamb birth live weight(kg/head) maximum, minimum and general respectively;5 (age) 5.3 +or- 1.28, 4.9 +or- 1.22-61 +or- 1.41, 5.1 +or- 1.25;4.6 +or- 1.29, 4.0 +or- 1.22-32 +or- 1.15, 4.3 +or- 1.30, 2 (age) 4.2 +or- 1.19, 3.8 +or- 1.17-122 +or- 1.38, 4.0 +or- 1.18;3.6 +or- 1.19, 3.1 +or- 1.14-28 +or- 1.09, 3.4 +or- 1.17, determined. This result were statistically significant differences between lambing mother age and lambing type, lamb sex and live birth weight it was determined (P 0.05). Increasing the demand for mutton in the process of Covid-19 pandemic, these differences can be lamb meat under the conditions of limited sheep breeding, local sheep presence and sheep products can be increased. In terms of lambing parameters, if the high breeding populations are used as breeding material for the breeding of domestic breeds as Awassi, it will be possible to increase the local and regional sheep production efficiency. The pandemic negative impact of sheep breeding process can be minimized in Turkey.