Potentials and Presence of Goat Breeding and Products in Turkey

Abstract

The aim of this study was to give general information about the products status, breeding systems and to propose recommendation to improve the potentials about goat breeding in Turkey. For these purposes, FAO agricultural statistics is presented by evaluating data obtained. Turkey has significant potential in terms of small ruminant breeding, the number of animals and the production value. According to 2010 figures, 0.5% of the world goats' population is bred in Turkey with the presence of 5.1 million goats. As a result, over the years, based on the continuous decrease of goats in Turkey, there is a decrease of 9% of goats in comparison to the previous year. In 2010, there is a 30% increase in goat milk production and 9.2% decrease in goat and sheep meat comparing to the previous year.