Analysis of Egg Poultry Enterprise in Southeastern Anatolia Region in Turkey

Abstract

In this paper, in Southeastern Anatolia of Turkey, the technical structure of enterprises engaged in the egg producing, such as firm characteristics, hens characteristics, egg farming and health- protection were investigated. For this purpose, in the Southeastern Anatolia Region, the provinces of Gaziantep, Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa, Batman, Adıyaman, Mardin and Kilis were included in the study. The enterprises surveyed in these provinces were determined using the simple random sampling method. As a result of this statistical study, a survey was conducted in determined 17 enterprises. It was reported that in recent years an increase in the number of enterprises established has been determined in Southeastern Anatolia Region. The vast majority of them have modern enterprises. In general, the enterprises in the region are concluded to have similar properties, the structural and technical specifications. It was observed during the fields investigation that the main problems of the enterprises in the region are raised the disease, the feeding, the marketing, animal material, the education of workers and the climatic conditions. These mentioned egg poultry farming should be solved by supplying economical funds, educational programs and supporting the enterprises with leading edge technologies.