Importance of Sheep and Goat Breeding in Grazing Management

Sheep and goat farming are affected by climatic conditions, geographical conditions, pasture or rangeland condition, and quality of ________

The breeding purposes of the breed can be for meat, milk, dual-, or multi-________

Marketing opportunities consider the marketing possibilities of the products obtained from small ________

Different production systems are applied based on the conditions of countries and regions within the ________

Sheep and goat production systems can be classified in terms of management practices and year-round mobility of ________

Extensive production is one of the management practices characterized by high reliance on natural ________

The country with the most number of goats in 2017 was ______

The maximum total between 1980-2017 in terms of sheep meat was in ______

The top country in 2017 for goat meat production was ______

In terms of red meat production, the share of cattle was highest in ______

The country with the second most number of goats in 2017 was ______

The country with the third most number of goats in 2017 was ______

In places where pastures are very insufficient, especially goats can also be fed with plant residues, tree branches and leaves; In harsh and snowy winters, the native goats can even use oak and pine leaves and willow shoots as ______.

Sheep and goats can utilize the vegetation that cattle cannot benefit from. Goats can benefit from tree branches as ______.

Sheep and goats can make good use of areas where crop production is not possible. Thus, sheep and goat breeding is the most important source of income for the people in places with unimproved agriculture and limited feed ______.

Sheep and goats also have the ability to utilize the usable land after harvesting ______ lands (post-harvest fields).

On the other hand, intensive sheep breeding and goat breeding are carried out with dairy sheep, goat breeds and meat sheep breeds in regions with high quality ______.

Native sheep and goats are resistant to adverse environmental conditions and insufficient nutrition. In addition, it is more resistant to conditions such as cold, heat, hunger and thirst compared to other farm ______.

Semi-intensive production system allows sheep and goat to graze for 6-10 hours in rangeland/pastureland and further requirements are met through supplementation of concentrate feed. Local resources, crop byproducts, and lopping from plants are utilized in a better way in this ________ system.

Semi-intensive production system is less expensive as cohesive production is done as compared to ________ production system.

Sedentary system is common in sheep and goat raising in the World and in ________.

In sedentary system, sheep and goat flocks are kept at or close to the village or farm all the year round. During the day they are grazed either on the common village range or on privately-owned or hired grazing areas; they also have access to stubbles and fallow fields. For the night they return to their sheds in the village or on the farm. These flocks are shepherded all the time during ________.

Sedentary flocks are wintered in the sheds for 1–5 months depending on the region and severity of the climatic conditions. In this system, intensive and semi-intensive production is generally applied, and extensive production is applied less ________.

The production performance of many native sheep/goat breeds evaluated under semi-intensive system were observed satisfactory performance. Small Ruminants Production Systems include sedentary system and ________ system.

Village flocks managed under this System may consist of 200–300 sheep or goats; number of animals in private farm flocks vary between 50 and 300. Household sheep and goat keeping in the villages and towns may also be considered within this System (Smallscale or Family enterprises).These family flocks may consist of 2–5 sheep or goats of milk type. They graze the vegetation in the gardens and around the nearby crop fields. Small Ruminants Production Systems 2.

The traditional transhumant System of sheep and goat production is still common in the World and in Turkey (especially in the mountainous Mediterranean, Black Sea and Eastern Anatolian regions). In this system, extensive production is generally applied, and semi-intensive production is applied less frequently.______ sheep and goat flocks move out of the hotter and drier lowland areas in the end of spring to graze on the better and cooler grazing areas of highlands and plateaus. After remaining there for 4–5 months, they return to their base villages or farms in autumn, where they are fed or grazed through following spring. The grazing areas on highlands and plateaus are in general state property. Those belonging to private persons are rented by flock owners for grazing.

Flocks may be private or communal, i.e.owned by different persons. The transport of the animals to the summer grazing areas is either by walking or by ______.

The grazing areas on highlands and plateaus are in general state ______.

Household sheep and goat keeping in the villages and towns may also be considered within this System (Smallscale or Family enterprises). These family flocks may consist of 2–5 sheep or goats of ______ type.

After remaining there for 4–5 months, they return to their base villages or farms in autumn, where they are fed or grazed through following ______.