Characterization of Awassi lamb fattening systems: a Syrian case study
Intensive lamb fattening systems are evolving in developing Middle Eastern countries due to high demand for lambs at favorable prices; however, little is known about their characteristics and constraints. A survey was conducted in Syria involving 241 farmers to characterize the fattening production...
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| description | Intensive lamb fattening systems are evolving in developing Middle Eastern countries due to high demand for lambs at favorable prices; however, little is known about their characteristics and constraints. A survey was conducted in Syria involving 241 farmers to characterize the fattening production systems and main constraints, with emphasis on feeding, management, labor, and marketing. Most farmers (90%) considered the income from fattening to be from medium to high, and 57% expressed that lamb fattening along with alternative income sources compose the family's livelihood strategies. Fattening systems offer employment to family members. Market price was the main decision factor to buy and sell lambs, but this was only part of various marketing aspects. Male lambs usually bought at markets at the mean age of 4 months (mean weight of 31 kg) are sold after fattening at a 50–60 kg weight range. The average yearly fattening cycle was 2.7 batches, and the average number of lambs per batch was 232. For 65% (n = 241) of the farmers the major constraint to fattening was feeding cost, and for about a half of farmers (51%, n = 241), disease outbreaks and prices for veterinarian services constituted the second important constraint. Research on least-cost fattening diets and curbing disease problems to increase farmer's income margins is needed. It is expected that due to existing commonalities, the information emerging from this study regarding major constraints to Awassi lamb fattening systems could be useful for an across-synthesis on Awassi fattening production in the region |
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| spelling | INTA16792018-08-29T17:57:37Z Characterization of Awassi lamb fattening systems: a Syrian case study Wiedemann Hartwell, Birgitte Iñiguez, Luis Mueller, Joaquin Pablo Wurzinger, María Knaus, W.F. Cordero Alimentación de los Animales Engorde Lambs Animal Feeding Fattening Siria Intensive lamb fattening systems are evolving in developing Middle Eastern countries due to high demand for lambs at favorable prices; however, little is known about their characteristics and constraints. A survey was conducted in Syria involving 241 farmers to characterize the fattening production systems and main constraints, with emphasis on feeding, management, labor, and marketing. Most farmers (90%) considered the income from fattening to be from medium to high, and 57% expressed that lamb fattening along with alternative income sources compose the family's livelihood strategies. Fattening systems offer employment to family members. Market price was the main decision factor to buy and sell lambs, but this was only part of various marketing aspects. Male lambs usually bought at markets at the mean age of 4 months (mean weight of 31 kg) are sold after fattening at a 50–60 kg weight range. The average yearly fattening cycle was 2.7 batches, and the average number of lambs per batch was 232. For 65% (n = 241) of the farmers the major constraint to fattening was feeding cost, and for about a half of farmers (51%, n = 241), disease outbreaks and prices for veterinarian services constituted the second important constraint. Research on least-cost fattening diets and curbing disease problems to increase farmer's income margins is needed. It is expected that due to existing commonalities, the information emerging from this study regarding major constraints to Awassi lamb fattening systems could be useful for an across-synthesis on Awassi fattening production in the region Fil: Wiedemann Hartwell, Birgitte. International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas; Siria. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences. Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems. Division of Livestock Sciences; Austria. Fredensborg; Dinamarca Fil: Iñiguez, Luis. International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas; Siria Fil: Mueller, Joaquin Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Wurzinger, Maria. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences. Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems. Division of Livestock Sciences; Austria Fil: Knaus, W.F. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences. Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems. Division of Livestock Sciences; Austria 2017-11-06T14:34:31Z 2017-11-06T14:34:31Z 2010-10 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1679 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11250-010-9608-0 0049-4747 (Print) 1573-7438 (Online) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-010-9608-0 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Tropical Animal Health and Production 42 (7) : 1573–1578 (October 2010) |
| spellingShingle | Cordero Alimentación de los Animales Engorde Lambs Animal Feeding Fattening Siria Wiedemann Hartwell, Birgitte Iñiguez, Luis Mueller, Joaquin Pablo Wurzinger, María Knaus, W.F. Characterization of Awassi lamb fattening systems: a Syrian case study |
| title | Characterization of Awassi lamb fattening systems: a Syrian case study |
| title_full | Characterization of Awassi lamb fattening systems: a Syrian case study |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of Awassi lamb fattening systems: a Syrian case study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of Awassi lamb fattening systems: a Syrian case study |
| title_short | Characterization of Awassi lamb fattening systems: a Syrian case study |
| title_sort | characterization of awassi lamb fattening systems a syrian case study |
| topic | Cordero Alimentación de los Animales Engorde Lambs Animal Feeding Fattening Siria |
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