SEASONAL CHANGES IN DAILY BEHAVIORAL RHYTHMS OF GOKCEADA SHEEP GRAZED INTO RANGELAND WITH INTENSE PRICKLY BURNET (SARCOPOTERIUM SPINOSUM) COVER

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dc.authoridSavaş, Türker/0000-0002-3558-2296
dc.contributor.authorTölü, Cemil
dc.contributor.authorAlaturk, Firat
dc.contributor.authorGokkus, Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorSavaş, Türker
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:31:28Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:31:28Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIn this study, seasonal changes in daily behavioral rhythms of Gokeada sheep into the pastures were investigated. The research was conducted at Gokeada Island located at the far-west end of Turkey in Aegean Sea. This study is a part of 3-year rangeland reclamation project. Experiments were conducted into 8 plots surrounded with fences including 3-4 years old 40 head sheep (0.15 ha/sheep) grazed into the rangeland for a year. Prickly burnet cover ratio was found between 71.4-88.2% in reclaimed plots 95.7-94.9% in control plots. The sheep were observed through directs observations with sampling method in day-time. Significant differences were observed in grazing behaviors of Gokeada sheep in different seasons (P< 0.0001). Grazing frequency was high in winter and spring seasons and low in summer season (P= 0.05). The sheep grazed in winter and spring seasons 2 times higher than autumn season. Grazing frequency was quite low in summer season. The sheep grazed in summer season rather in cool hours of the morning and evening. They spent rest of the day with resting and rumination. They spent majority of the day with grazing in winter and spring seasons. It has been concluded in this study that Gkeada sheep, raised almost under wild conditions, were able to self-sustain into the rangeland with dominant prickle burnet cover through efficiently benefiting from prickly burnet in all season.
dc.description.sponsorshipTUBITAK [110 O 260]
dc.description.sponsorshipAuthors thank to Ali Onder looking after the sheep for a period of one year, to Bayram Duran and Mustafa Duran for their helps provided during sheep supply, to Veterinarian Ali Kutluca for his services offered for animal health care, to Agricultural Engineers Murat Karayavuz, CemAtalay and Graduate student Serhat Ozdemir for their cordial supports provided in animal behavior observations. Our thanks are also extended to TUBITAK (Project No: 110 O 260) for financial support provided for conducting this research work as well as to Dr. I. Yaman Yurtman for his scientific supports during the preparation of this paper.
dc.identifier.endpage267
dc.identifier.issn2285-5750
dc.identifier.issn2393-2260
dc.identifier.startpage262
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/23160
dc.identifier.volume59
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000413672900051
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniv Agricultural Sciences & Veterinary Medicine Bucharest
dc.relation.ispartofScientific Papers-Series D-Animal Science
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectGokeeada Island
dc.subjectpasture reclamation
dc.subjectseeding
dc.subjectday time
dc.subjectclimate
dc.titleSEASONAL CHANGES IN DAILY BEHAVIORAL RHYTHMS OF GOKCEADA SHEEP GRAZED INTO RANGELAND WITH INTENSE PRICKLY BURNET (SARCOPOTERIUM SPINOSUM) COVER
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