Livestock

Press release… Başevirgen from CHP; “The Ministry Should Regulate the Milk Market Without Wasting Time” Republican People’s Party (CHP) Manisa Deputy and Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Commission Member Bekir Başevirgen stated that the raw milk reference price determined by the National Dairy Council (USK) is insufficient for a sustainable …

Bülent Tunç, Chairperson of the Turkish Red Meat Producers’ Association (TÜKETBİR), said that they have no problem with the existence of sacrificial animals. Tunç said, “A total of 4.5 million animals, 3 million of which are ovines (small cattle) and 1.5 million cattle, will be sold as sacrificial animals. This …

Press release… The poultry industry broke a record in exports. Bedri Girit, the Chairperson of Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Associaton, said that poultry sector, which brought in 347 million dollars of foreign currency to the country in the January-May period of 2020, increased its exports to 440 million …

The countdown for Sacrifice Feast (Eid-al-Adha) has begun. From next week, animal markets will be established in metropolitan cities. This year, a total of 4.5 million sacrificials (qurbans) will be sold, of which 3 million are ovines (small cattle) and 1.5 million cattle. While the prices in small cattle range …

Press release… Fisheries and animal products sector escalated its 2023 target by 1 billion dollars… While the majority of export sectors updated their 2023 export targets downwards, the Turkish aquaculture and animal products sector increased 1 billion dollars by revising it upwards. Expressing that they achieved the 2.5 billion dollars …

Press release… Pınar Balık branded sea bream and sea bass products of Çamlı Yem Besicilik (Çamlı Feed and Fattening), the Yaşar Group’s company operating in agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries sectors, has been awarded the “Superior Taste Award” by the International Taste & Quality Institute (ITQI), headquartered in Belgium. Organized …

Archaeologists have revealed that the lifespan of chickens used to be much longer. But this is not due to genetics. According to researchers, the secret to chickens’ longer lifespans is that they were considered sacred back then. Experts have developed a reliable method for determining the age of chickens that …

Systems approach theory offers us some opportunities to look at issues from two perspectives. The first of these deals with the internal actors of the event and reveals the relationship between them. The other is; Taking into account the external actors of the event, it shows to what extent the …

Fishery production in Turkey posted a 6.1% decline last year on an annual basis, the country’s statistical authority said on June 4.  The fishery production totaled 785,811 tons in 2020, according to TÜİK figures. The total fishery production comprised 37.1% caught sea fish, 5% other sea products, 4.2% inland water products, and 53.6% aquaculture …

International Dairy Federation (IDF): World Milk Day 2021 focuses on dairy sustainability On World Milk Day June 01, 2021, the dairy sector shares the important steps being taken around the world to improve dairy sustainability and reduce dairy’s carbon footprint. Around the world, dairy farms are embracing initiatives to ensure …