STRUCTURAL AND TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FACILITIES THAT BREED PUREBRED KIVIRCIK SHEEP IN KIRKLARELİ PROVINCE

It was aimed to determine the current general structure of purebred Kıvırcık sheep enterprises, main issues breeders, and their expectations from authorities. A questionnaire applied farmers in 47 enterprises regarding breeding various measurements/observations were conducted sheepfolds. has been determined that most breeders had a near-lifetime experience many family members contribute breeding. The commonly used roughage dry pasture grass straw, factory feed wheat mostly preferred as concentrate feed. As result study, amount area per mother (0.704) rootstock + one lamb (1.260) found be insufficient. Most reported diseases Bluetongue (45.65%), respiratory system (30.43%) enterotoxaemia (10.87%) for sheep, diarrhea/digestive (45.65%) (36.96%) lambs. While nearly half stated they satisfied with farming, vast majority (81%) would continue breed. important problems by prices, low product diseases/deaths, finding shepherd, lack organization. authorities solutions health issues, marketing problems, increasing prices financial support.