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Analysis Of The Marketing Structure Of The Dairy Industry In The Trakya Region And The Determination Of Emerging Issues With Multidimensional Scaling, M. Ömer Azabağaoğlu, Okan Gaytanci̇oğlu, Ahmet Kubaş, Recep Erbay Jan 2003

Analysis Of The Marketing Structure Of The Dairy Industry In The Trakya Region And The Determination Of Emerging Issues With Multidimensional Scaling, M. Ömer Azabağaoğlu, Okan Gaytanci̇oğlu, Ahmet Kubaş, Recep Erbay

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The purpose of this paper is to examine the marketing structure of milk processors, factors influencing production and problems faced by firms following recent economic conditions in the Trakya region. Dairy cattle production is more developed in the research area than in other regions. In addition, the region has played an important role with its high milk processing capacity. The research results indicate that the dairy industry has important problems, such as an insufficient and low quality milk supply, and poor hygiene and marketing. In particular, a large number of small-and medium-sized milk processors face extensive hygiene and marketing problems. …


Investigation Of Brucella Infection In Milk Collected From Burdur Province, Hülya Türütoğlu, Bülent Mutluer, Yavuz Uysal Jan 2003

Investigation Of Brucella Infection In Milk Collected From Burdur Province, Hülya Türütoğlu, Bülent Mutluer, Yavuz Uysal

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

In this study, we aimed to investigate the regional profile of bovine and ovine Brucellosis in Burdur by isolating Brucella spp. in milk and by detecting antibodies to Brucellae in milk samples. For this purpose, 404 milk samples from 101 cows and 226 milk samples from 113 ewes located in 14 different areas of Burdur were collected. The samples were examined by bacteriological and serological methods. Brucella spp. were not isolated from the milk samples. Positive results by the milk ring test (MRT) were found in 12 (3%) cow milk samples and in 40 (17.7%) ewe milk samples. Seropositivity in …