CURRENT SITUATION ANALYSIS, ITS PROBLEMS AND SOLUTION PROPOSALS OF MUS VILLAGE POULTRY

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the structure of Muş Province village poultry production style and to determine the problems of the breeders and to present suggestions for a more economical and more profitable production. In this study, the socio-economic conditions, shelter structures, maintenance information and producer problems of the producers were determined through face-to-face surveys with the producers in the villages selected by proportional sampling to represent the sample population. According to research findings; It was determined that all of the farmers were not members of the cooperative. In 88% of the farms, it was determined that the chickens were taken from the relatives or neighbors. It was determined that a large part of the breeders (97,4%) raised village chicken. The number of poultry is calculated as 58.9% in the total number of animals. It was determined that a large part of the breeds of chickens and roosters (88%) were mixed flocks of villages. According to breeders, the most important problems of backyard poultry; 68.8% of diseases, 9.2% of shelter deficiency and 9.2% of feed costs. The breeders identified the most important problem in village poultry as 40% vaccine support, 13% shelter support and 11% general government support options. As a result; it is determined that Muş province village poultry is in the structure of traditional village poultry. It is necessary to develop the strategies and policies necessary to solve the farmers' problems, especially in diseases, supports, feed costs and marketing. It can be considered that this research is great importance in terms of revealing the structure of the village poultry in Muş province and constituting the source for the work to be done thereafter.