ANALYSES OF OPERATIONAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN SELECTED DAIRY FARMS

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Dağtekin M., Kic P., Demirel B., Gürdil G. A. K.

Black Sea Journal of Agriculture, cilt.6, sa.1, ss.32-41, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 1
• Basım Tarihi: 2023
• Doi Numarası: 10.47115/bsagriculture.1192868
• Dergi Adı: Black Sea Journal of Agriculture
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.32-41
• Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Dairy farms are an essential component of livestock production in Türkiye. This article aims to show the current situation on

these dairy farms and incredibly show the technical and operational conditions in milking technology. We researched 32 dairy farms

with 6 to 681 lactating dairy cows. The milking technology on these farms corresponds to the usual structure of milking equipment on

Turkish dairy farms. It includes bucket milking, pipe-line milking systems, tandem milking parlour, herringbone milking parlours and

side-by-side milking parlours. To analyse the current situation, we used a calculation on the model, with evaluation criteria: the total

time required for milking and the final direct specific costs. Evaluation of existing milking systems showed the possibilities of reducing

human labour costs by optimizing the work activities. Larger farms characterize by more progressive milking technology, higher milk

yields, and lower specific costs.