The domestic livestock resources of Turkey: sheep breeds and cross-breeds and their conservation status

Sheep genetic resource conservation experience in Turkey and future prospects in Ethiopia: A Review

“…Sheep population of Turkey increases at increasing rate up to 1980 and decreasing at increasing rate starting from 1980 to 1995 ( Figure 1). Associated to the loss in numbers, there has been a reduction in the genetic resource with the result that at least three local sheep breeds of Turkish become extinct and several others breeds are also decreased in numbers (limited geographic distribution) that they are considered to be endangered and at possible risk of extinction in the future (Yilmaz et al, 2013). The product which expected from sheep industry also decreased with the sheep population.…”

“…Government and universities was tried to improve the performance of their local breeds through crossbreeding with highly productive exotic breeds starting from 1928. However, the success of the crossbreeding program was negligible (Yilmaz et al, 2013). After more than eighty years of effort, there is little evidence of improvement in the sheep industry (Yilmaz et al, 2013).…”

“…However, the success of the crossbreeding program was negligible (Yilmaz et al, 2013). After more than eighty years of effort, there is little evidence of improvement in the sheep industry (Yilmaz et al, 2013). Thus, crossbreeding programmes terminated due to a variety of reasons including unorganized programmes serving the interests of individual scientists rather than the industry as a whole, susceptibility of crossbreeds to disease, poor adapted nature of the crossbreds to local conditions, inadequate financial support and lack of eagerness by farmers to make use of the new genetic material (Yilmaz et al, 2013).…”

“…After more than eighty years of effort, there is little evidence of improvement in the sheep industry (Yilmaz et al, 2013). Thus, crossbreeding programmes terminated due to a variety of reasons including unorganized programmes serving the interests of individual scientists rather than the industry as a whole, susceptibility of crossbreeds to disease, poor adapted nature of the crossbreds to local conditions, inadequate financial support and lack of eagerness by farmers to make use of the new genetic material (Yilmaz et al, 2013). Now, the government is understands the impact loss of this important aspect of biodiversity and has established programmes for conservation of several native breeds to ensure that the local gene pool is preserved and can thus continue to contribute to biodiversity and sustainable livestock production.…”

Prevalence of Methicillin Resistance and Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Genes in Staphylococci Isolated from Pirlak Sheep with Subclinical Mastitis in Turkey

“…The Pirlak breed obtained by crossing the Daglic with the Kivircik has a feature between these two breed in terms of basic phenotypic and production performance characteristics. This mid-sized coarse wool sheep also produces meat and milk and is raised in some provinces of the Aegean, Marmara and Mediterranean regions in Turkey (Yilmaz et al 2013). The researches on the etiology of mastitis in this particular breed are limited (Ozenc et al 2011) and any data has not been also described on the presence of methicillin resistance and Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes in the Staphylococci isolated from Pirlak sheep.…”