NATIVE GENETIC FARM ANIMAL SOURCES OF TÜRKIYE PROF.DR. M.IHSAN SOYSAL R. E. KEMAL GÜRCAN RES. ASS. EMEL ÖZKAN

NATIVE GENETIC FARM ANIMAL SOURCES OF TÜRKIYE PROF.DR. M.IHSAN SOYSAL R. E. KEMAL GÜRCAN RES. ASS. EMEL ÖZKAN ABSTRACT Türkiye has a great potential for animal production and the topographic and climatic conditions are favorable for animal husbandry in general. Even though Türkiye is among the leading countries in the nımbers of some of the livestock, the animal productivity sometimes can be quite low due to the high numbers of low producing, umimproved native animals. Nevertheles, the adaption capacity of these indigenous animals, to the local conditions is hiher than cultural breeds. Native farm animal genetic resourches constıtute an important resource in total number of farm animal population. Production systems in Türkiye vary from chances in international and national agricultural policies and in the milk and beef markets had greatest effect to the production systems and changing the content of population from native breeds to the exotic breeds. The unsufficient productivity of native breeds resoned the declining trend of the native farm animals in total animal population. Breeds of low economic values were investigated in the begining of the republican period and shoved that the selection would be ineffective to obtain the production values same as exotic breeds. Cattle population of Türkiye is approximately 11 million heads and sheep and goat populations of this country are 29 and 8 millions, respectively.türkiye ranks among among the leading countries in the population of cattle sheep and goat. Native cattle breeds accounted for 75% of the total cattle population in the country and are consisted of mainly Native Black, Anotolian Red, Native Grey, Southern Red and Yellow native breeds. However native sheep breeds of Türkiye comprise almost 94% of the total sheep population and the native breeds are primarily Kıvırcık, Sakız, Da_lıç White Karaman, Karayaka, Awassi, Red Karaman and Tuj. The most peculiar indigenous goat breed of Türkiye is basicaly Angora goat. Total Buffola population of Türkiye numbered aproximatelys 310,000 head. The majority of buffoloes were concentrated in middle Anotolia regions of Turkiye. Their number were highly decreas in Türkiye as a results of decreased demand for the out put of Buffolaes. Native sheep breeds ; Türkiye ranks after CIS, Australia, China, New Zealand with respect to the number of sheep raised in the country. The primary products are milk and meat.wool is of also prima importance regarding bedding and carpet making. Most of the breeds belong to the fat tailed carpet-wool breeds. White Karaman in Central Anatolia, Red Karaman to the East and short fat tailed Da_lıç to the West. Along the border to Syria the Awassi is spread out. Due to the climatic conditions in the main parts of the country, sheep production is the major income for the poor farmers. The majority of the sheep population consist of. Native cattle breeds in Türkiye; in Türkiye the cattle population is about 11 million head according to 2000 statistics. The native cattle are predominantly of the East Anotolian red type in Eastern Anotolia, South Anotolian type in South East Anotolian and Relatively small numbers in Mediterranean area, Grey cattle breed in Western Anotolia and European part of Türkiye A small number of Zagot breed (another unimportant local native breed) are kept in some villages of Eastern Anotolia. Trakya University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Tekirda_ Turkiye 59030 1

INTRODUCTION Türkiye is situated in the Northern Hemisphere and gateway between Asia, Europe and Africa. The area of the country is 780.576 square km and surronded by Blacksea in the north, Aegean sea in the west and Mediterranean in the south. European part of Türkiye is referred to as Trakya. The Asian part of Türkiye is called Anotolia peninsula and is crossed by two mountain chains from the West towards the East. The chains are causing three different climatic zones, the Mediterranean, the interior steppe, and the Eastern Anotolian climates. Türkiye has a great potential for animal production and the topographic and climatic conditions are favorable for animal husbandry in general. Even though Türkiye is among the leading countries in the nımbers of some of the livestock, the animal productivity sometimes can be quite low due to the high numbers of low producing, umimproved native animals. Nevertheles, the adaption capacity of these indigenous animals, to the local conditions is hiher than cultural breeds. Animal Production in figures Türkiye is ranking among the top countries in terms of cattle, sheep, goat numbers. However these numbers seemed to have been reduced over the recent years and particularly during the recent decades Table 1 Livestock production over the recent years (000) Cattle Year Native Cross Total Sheep Goat Mohair 1995 5,311 6,478 11,789 33,791 8,397 714 1996 5,182 6,704 11,886 33,072 8,242 709 1997 4,780 6,405 11,185 30,238 7,791 615 1998 4,603 6,428 11,031 29,454 7,523 534 1999 4,446 6,608 11,054 30,256 7,284 490 2000 4,302 6,729 11,031 29,435 7,587 470 State Statistics Institute(2001) Table.2. Animal products production in 2000(000mt) Red Meat Chicken Meat Egg Milk Honey 533 730 680 9,876 71 FAO (2000) Crop production is relatively sufficient and particularly in wheat production in Türkiye is ranking among the top counytries. However maize and soybean are not sufficient and mostly imported at large amounts with 1,5 and 0,8 million Mt respectively. Barley is the major grain as feedstuff for ruminants. Table 3. Crop production in Türkiye (million Mt) Wheat Barley Maize Soybean Cotton Sed Sunflower 16,5 6,8 2,5 0,065 2,15 0,800 FAO (2001). 2

Cattle Production Cattle population decreased from 18 million down to 11 million within 30 years through several cattle improvement projects in an attempt to increase the productivity of the native breeds. These projects consisted of mainly cross breeding of these low producing native animals with high producing modern breeds such as Black and White or Brown Swiss dairy cattle. Simmental and other beef type cattles were used to improve growth rate and carcass quality of the native cattle located particularly in the Marmara and Blacksea regions. Avarege milk production Per cow has been increased from 900 kg (in 1980) to 1700 kg (in 2000). Carcas weight of the cattle were increased from 90 kg (in 1980) to 190 kg (in 2000) as well. Table.4. Production performance of the Turkish dairy cattle Genotypes % Body Weight Milk Yield Fat (kg) (kg) (%) Brown Swiss 2,1 506 4000 3,6 Holstein Friesian 2,0 533 6000 3,6 Jersey 0,4 428 2800 5,5 Total (pure) 4,6 - - Brown Swiss x Local 11,4 444 2400 3,6 Holstein x Local 5,5 455 3000 3,6 Jersey x Local 3,9 313 2200 4,4 Total (cross) 20,8 - - - Native Black 33,81 265 744 4,9 Eastern Anotolian Red 13,4 335 622 4,4 Native Grey 4,2 387 670 4,1 Southern Red and 4,3 197 633 - Yellows Mixed Breeds 18,6 - -- - Total (native) 74,6 - - - General Total 100 - - - The total 11 million cattle are the sum of native cross breeds and the imported modern dairy cattle breeds. Modern dairy cattle accounted for almost 25% of the present cattle population. Typical charecteristics of the Turkish dairy Cattle Husbandry is being as a family scale operation ratherthan a larger scale operations suited to the needs for the dairy industry. Avarege number of animals Per operations is 5 heads and 14 heads for the Holstein Friesian Breeding Union members. The production potential for dairy cattle is quite high. However we need to spread out the establishment of the breeding organization to the whole countryside and increase the number of members of HFBU in order to increase the avarege milk production level. Native Cattle Breeds in Türkiye There are mainly three genotype sources for dairy cattle 1. Native Breeds 2. Imported breeds (pure breed, exotic cattle) 3. Cross breed among imported andnative breeds 3

Native Black Breed Most of local native cattle Native Black cattle in Türkiye (33.82%). Native Black cattle are raised all over Türkiye, except eastern Anotolia and the European part of Türkiye. Characteristics features of Native Black cattle breed are relatively small body size, black color and short horns. There are small white color spots on the underside of the body and arround the udder. Under village conditions, live weight and milk production varies between 200-300 kg and 500-600 kg respectively. The Native Black can be raised easily in central Anotolia where poor conditions exist. The Native Blacks have relatively high adaptability for inadequate conditions, some improvement programs have beencarried out for Native Blacks. As a result it can be told that it is possible to get 300-400 kg live weight and 1500-2000 kg milk yield. The breeding purposes of Native Black are milk, meat and source of power ( as a working animal). Gray Cattle (or Garay Steppe) Breed This breed is originated from the Balkan region of Europe, so the other name of this breed is Plevne cattle breed. They are raised in Trakya (Europeanpart of Türkiye), Marmara Region, Western Anotolia and partly in Central Anotolia. The Grey cattle have big horns and usually a grey colour. Their body size is relatively large. They are used especially as power source. The live weight which depends on levels of nutrition, management and housing facilities vary from 300-350 kg and milk production can reach up to 800-1000 kg and sometimes 1500-2000 kg. Since meat fibers are thick and strong the meat quality is not good. In order to improve their performance they were mated withbrown Swiss bulls. Eastern Red Cattle Breed This breed is raised mainly in Eastern Anotolia especially in Kars, A_rı and Erzurum provinces. The color of this breed is basically red but varies from light yellow to dark brunette. There are white spots in the tail and arroundthe mouth and nose. Up to now Eastern Anotolian breed were mated with the Brown Swiss bulls for improving their productivity.live weight of Eastern Red native cattle varies from one province to another and is about 250-500 kg. Avarege live weight in improved flocks is 350 kg and in poor conditions it is 250 kg. The milk yields vary between 1000 and 1200 kg under poor village conditions. This amount of milk yield reaches the 1500 kg or more in improved conditions. They give best meat quality among the native breeds of Türkiye. Southern Yellow and Red Native Cattle Breed This breed is known as giving more milk yield than those of other Turkish native cattle breed. Southern yellow red breed has a relatively small body size and a live weight of 200-350 kg. The milk yield is 500-600 kg in poor conditions and 600-800 kg in better conditions. For several years, Southern yellow red adapted for poor conditions enduring against to disaese. Another type of southern yellow red is called Kilis has more big body size and more milk yield. Milk yield of Kilis breed is 1500-2000 kg. Kilis breed s live weight is about 300-400 kg. Among the Turkish native cattle breeds, Kilis breed has highest height of cidago of 129 cm. The adaptability of Kilis breed for bad village conditions is not well. In perfect management and nutrition situations, their milk yield can be arround 2500-3000 kg. 4

Imported Breeds and Crossbreed of Türkiye To improve the production level of Turkish dairy cattle husbandry, several efforts have been made.it was understood that native breeds of cattle were not suitable for efficient milk production.native breeds were suitable only for the primitive village conditions. Later on the pure breed dairy cattle breeding policy was encouraged for the improved conditions. The crossbreding of Turkish native breeds with popular European pure breeds were also carried out at the same time. As a result of studies mentined Holstein Friesian, Brown Swiss and Jersey have gained popularity in central west Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia and Black Sea coastal region respectively. Sheep and Goat Production Türkiye ranks the fifth placa in the world as far as its sheep population is concerned, after CIS, Australia, China and New Zealand. Of the world sheep populations 4.4 % is kept in Türkiye the number of sheep Per inhabitant is 0.89 which is rank seven. According to the data obtained from FAO (2001) Türkiye is ranking as the number one in sheep and goat populations in Europe. The primary products are milk and meat and wool is of some importance as well. Most of the bredds belong to the fat tailed carpet wool breeds : White Karaman in Central Anatolia, Red Karaman to the East and short fat tailed Da_lıç to the West. Along the border with Syria the Awassi or _vesi found. As stated before the mountainous area particularly in west, south and high steps of eastern region provide a suitable environment for sheep and goat production. Over 95% of goat and sheep populations are consisted of native breeds. Althought their milk and meat productions are rather low, they are adapted very well to the local conditions. Their carcass weight is approiximately 23-25 kg milk production Per animal is 37 kg and wool production is about 1,75 kg. There is a sheep population of about 30 million animals about 80% of which are fat tails, and 80% of the meat eaten in Turkey is mutton the thin-tail is preferred. Over 20% of the country s milk comes from sheep. Turkey also has 8 million goats, among which the Angora, producing mohair, is important. The native sheep of Turkey are found in distinct areas and can be divided into four main types the Karaman (66%), Da_lıç (15.5%), whic are fat-tails, the Kıvırcık (7.5%) and Karayaka (3%) which have long thin tails.there are also small numbers of other sheep including the Awassi and the Sakız, which is oriinally came from the Aegean islands. The Karaman type has two varieties. There is the black-faced and often horned Kızıl or Mor Karaman of the high mountains in the east. This has heterogenous, often coloured, carpet wool of 28-32 S quality. The other type the Akkaraman is widespread through the country and has better wool 32-36 S quality that is used in the famous Turkish carpets. The Da_lıç breed is kept farther west. It has some resemblance to the Karaman but grows more lustrous wool of 36-44 S quality, which is however still used in carpet manufacture. The males are usually horned and the females polled. The white-faced Kıvırcık is found in the extreme west around the Sea of Marmara the wool is of 44-56 S quality and is used for clothing and knitting yarns. It has been suggested that the Kıvırcık may be a degenerate descendant of the ancient fine wool found in the same area and thought to be the early ancestor of the Merino.The Karayaka can have a back face and be horned or polled and it is kept in northern Turkey along the Black Sea coast.it has long coarse wavy wool that is used for filling mattresses as well as in carpets.the Sakız sheep is confined to a small area of the Aegean coast opposite the islands from which it came. It is a very fertile sheep with a good milk yield. 5

Table 5 Native sheep breeds of Türkiye Native breeds Herd (%) Height (cm) Weight (kg) White Karaman 46.8 67-62 63-66 Red 19.6 75 Karaman 65-71 Da_lıç 15.5 67 58-62 Kıvırcık 7.5 67-71 60-66 Karayaka 3 67 63-64 Awassi 1.6 70-80 60-70 Sakız 0.02 81 70-76 45-50 40-45 55-60 45-50 40-45 35-40 40-45 30-40 50 30-40 60-90 30-50 50-60 35-40 Horned (%) Milk (kg) Wool quality (kg) 1,5-2 kg 32S-36S 80-90 98-99 25-30 40 30-35 1,5-2 kg 30 28S-32S 94 25-35 2,4-3 kg 99 36S-50S 100 50-120 1,5-2 kg - 44S-56S Coiled 30-35 1,5 kg Polled 28S-32S Long 300-350 1,5-2,5 kg Polled 36S-40S 100 150-200 1,2-2,2 kg 10-20 50S-56S Tail (kg) Fat 3-6 Fat 3-9 Fat 2,5-3,5 Long Long Fat 4-10 Long Figure.1. Native sheep breeds of Türkiye (Soysal,M.I. 1992) LITERATURE Anonymus, 2001. Montly Blutten of Statistics, 2000 State _nstitute of Statistics (D_E) Ankara Türkiye Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),2000. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 2001. M.l.Ryder, Stephenson,S.K. 1968. Wool Growth Academic Press Inc. (London) LTD. Berkeley Square London, W.1. Soysal,M._. 1992. Native Sheep Breeds in Türkiye. Livestock Newsletter Volume 6 Number 2 Netherlands Centres for Training on Animal Resources Management. 6

NATIVE CATTLE BREEDS IN TURKEY TURKISH GREY EASTERN NATIVE BLACK ANATOLIAN RED CATTLE Name of Breed (in English) Turkish Grey Eastern Anatolıan Red Natıve Black Catt Boz step (Plevne) Do_u Anadolu Kırmızısı Yerli kara Descended from Iskar (Bulgaria) about 100-150 years ago Caucasian origin Indigenous balac catt Turkey Purpose of raising Main region or country 1)work:draught power, 2)food:meat 3)food:milk Especially in Trace and South Marmara, Northwestern Turkey 1)food: Milk 2)food:Meat Eastern and North Eastern Anatolia. 1)food: Milk 2)food:Meat Central Anatolia Features Native Turkish Breed Narrow breast zone Head is narrow and l Color Polled or not Grey, light silver to dark ash black neck narrow breast growing slowly. Female not horn, male has Basically red but varies from light yellow to dark brunette. Male and female have Black Male and female have h horn horn. Herd (%) 4.2 (%) 13.4 (%) 33.81(%) Height (_, _ cm) 120 cm (avg.) 118-125 cm 110-115 cm Body Weight (_, _ kg) 300-387 kg 250-500 kg 200-300 kg Age at first parturition /egg 56 --- 56 (month) Average daily gain for 700-800 g 800-900 g 600-700 kg fattening (g) Milk (kg) 1000-1500 kg 1000-1200 kg 500-750 kg Lactation Lenght 205 days 179-270 days 200 days Fat (%) 4.1 (%) 4.4 (%) 4.0 (%) 7

SOUTHERN ANATOLIAN RED NATIVE CATTLE BREED Name of Breed in English Southern Yellow-Red Native Cattle Breed Do_u Anadolu Kırmızısı (turk.) --- Purpose of raising 1)food:milk, 2)food:meat Main Region or Country South-eastern provinces of Turkey bordering Syria and the Mediterranean Sea. Features Tallest cattle Turkish breed, short body head narrow and long relativelly small body size. Color Unicolour: Varies from light yellow to dark red Polled or not Male ane female have horn. short horns, sometimes rudimentary. Height (_, _, cm) 125-135 cm Body Weight (_, _, kg) 200-350 kg 8

Sex Mature age --- Performance Lactation Length (day)=275 Dairy purpose:average milk yield per year 1500-3200 kg Fat (%) SNF(%) Fat % : --- SNF: --- Meat purpose:average whole carcass weight (months) --- :average daily gain for fattening 700-1000 g Number of offspring per parity --- Other Remarks The breed is well adapted to the local hot climate. This breed is reperted to be tolerant to diseases caused by parasites. This breed is known as giving more milk yield than those of other Turkish native cattle breed. Name of Breed in English Turkish Grey (turkish Grey Steppe) Bozstep (Plevne) descended from Iskar (Bulgaria) about 100-150 years ago. Purpose of raising 1)work:draught power 2) food:meat, 3) food:milk Main Region or Country Especially in Trace and South Marmara, North-Western Turkey Features Native Turkish breeds. Color Unicolour: grey, light silver to dark ash, black neck, narrow breast, growing slowly. Polled or not Female not horn, male has horn. Height (_, _, cm) 120 cm Body Weight (_, _, kg) 300-387 kg Sex Mature age --- Performance Age at first parturition /egg (month) 56 Dairy purpose:average milk yield per 1000-1500 kg year Fat (%) SNF(%) Fat % : 4.1 SNF: --- Meat purpose:average whole carcass --- weight (months) :average daily gain for fattening 700-800 g Number of offspring per parity --- Other Remarks Meat fibers are thick and strong the meat quality is not good. The animals can withstand harsh steppe climate. 9

YERLIKARA (NATIVE BLACK CATTLE, ANATOLIAN BLACK CATTLE) Name of Breed in English Native Black Cattle (Anatolian Black ) Yerli Kara (turk.) Indigenous black cattle breed. Purpose of raising 1)food:milk, 2)food:meat Main Region or Country Features Color Polled or not Height (_, _, cm) Body Weight (_, _, kg) Sex Mature age --- Performance Dairy purpose:average milk yield per year Fat (%) SNF(%) Meat purpose:average whole carcass weight (months) :average daily gain for fattening Number of offspring per parity Other Remarks Central Anatolia head is narrow and long Unicolour: Black Male ane female have horn 110-115 cm 200-300 kg Lactation Length (day)=200 Age of first parturition / egg (month)=56 500-750 kg Fat % : 4.0 SNF: --- --- 600-700 g --- The native blacks have relativelly high adaptability for inadequate condiions. 10

EAST ANATOLIAN RED Name of Breed in English Eastern Anatolian Red Do_u Anadolu Kırmızısı (turk.) Caucasian origin Purpose of raising 1)food:milk, 2)food:meat Main Region or Country Eastern and Northeastern Anatolia (especially in Kars, A_rı and Erzurum provinces) Features Narrow breast zone. Color Unicolour: The color of this breed is basically red but varies from light yellow to dark brunette. Yellowish, red to reddish Polled or not Male ane female have horn Height (_, _, cm) 118-125 cm Body Weight (_, _, kg) 250-500 kg Sex Mature age --- Performance Lactation Length (day)=270 Dairy purpose:average milk yield per 1000-1200 kg year Fat (%) SNF(%) Fat % : 4.4 SNF: --- Meat purpose:average whole carcass --- weight (months) :average daily gain for fattening 800-900 g Number of offspring per parity --- Other Remarks The animals are well adapted to hard climate. The breed give best meat quality among the native breeds of Türkiye. 11

NATIVE BLACK CATTLE Species Official Name of the Breed Purpose of Raising Population : Domestic Cattle : Native Black Cattle : Kara Sı_ır (turk.) : Middle Anatolia : Meat and milk : Decreasing Phenotypic Traits Mature Live weight (kg) : Although In Mids of 20 th Century, Yerli Kara population, which highly adaptable for all climates, strong for bad feeding and bred situations, high resistance against diseases and an important genetic source for our country was an important ratio of whole cattle amount in Türkiye, novadays rapidly decreasing in number because of wrong crossbred policies and almost no purebred remained in farms. On the other hand, it is reported that milk yield can be increased 1500-2500 kg by a good feeding and selection for 3-4 generations. - Female - Male 296 200-400 Height of the cows at withers (cm) 105 Chest size (cm) 140 Color: Hair, nail and horn are black. Horn: Crescent-shaped and small. Other appearance Traits: It has small body. Legs are short and thin. Performance Traits Laktation Lenght, day Milk Yield per Lak., kg Milk Fat, % 257 1061 4,55 12

KILIS Species Official Name of the Breed Purpose of Raising Population : Domestic Cattle : Kilis : Kilis, Bahçıvan sı_ırı (Turk.) : Kilis and South Anatolia Region, from Icel to _anlıurfa : Meat and milk : Decreasing Phenotypic Traits Mature Live weight (kg) : The most enormous native race of Türkiye with maximum milk yield. Mostly adapted for hot climates of South Anatolia and Mediterannean Regions.It is resistive for all parasites and diseases. Can be bred with less problem In primitive conditions.it can walk long distances. - Female - Male 414 610 Height of the cows at withers (cm) 116-157 Chest size (cm) 165-169 Color: Hair color changes from yellow to Brown. Generally there is a light colored ring around nose. Tale tassel is black. Nail and horn colored near black. 13

Horn: Smooth. Crescent shape Other appearance Traits: Elegance, short neck, endwise head. Performance Traits Laktation Lenght, day Milk Yield per Lak., kg Milk Fat, % 238 1875 3,2 SOUTH ANATOLIAN YELLOW NATIVE CATTLE Species Official Name of the Breed Purpose of Raising Population : Domestic Cattle : South Anatolian Yellow Native Cattle : Yerli sarı, Çukurova, Dörtyol, Siverek (Turk.) : Sreaded in the provinces From Mersin tohatay and _anlıurfa, Mostly in the regions between Mediterannean and Toros - Amanos Mountains : Meat and milk : Decreasing Phenotypic Traits Mature Live weight (kg) : 197 It is being bred in extensive breding and in small family managements with primitive breeding feeding and housing conditions They are well adapted to mountain regions because of they are smaller size. Height of the cows at withers (cm) 107 Chest size (cm) 143 Color: Hair color changes from dark yellow to red orange color. Nose front is dark and black, there is a color ring on and around nose with light color like dirty white. Nail and horn is black. Other Appearance Traits: It has small body. 14

Performance Traits Laktation Lenght, day Milk Yield per Lak., kg Milk Fat, % 188 633 3,64 TURKISH GREY Species Official Name of the Breed Purpose of Raising Population : Domestic Cattle : Turkish grey (Turkish grey stepe) : Boz sı_ır, plevne sı_ırı : Trakya, South Marmara and North Ege Region : Meat and milk : Decreasing Phenotypic Traits Mature Live weight (kg) : It is strong for sudden food changes. It has a superior digestive system. They can use less quality baits. They are strong for climate changes, poor feeding,diseases and parasites and recover time is very short if they are sick.. They have ability of living to be nourished and reproduction without human help. They have an agressive nature and instincts to defence of its calves and the herd. - Female - Male 375 470 Height of the cows at withers (cm) 117-126 Chest size (cm) 165-186 Color: Hair color changes from light grey to dark grey. Males have a dark ring around eyes. Males have a white ring around of mouth and nose. Lowest parts of horns are yellowish and ends are black. 15

Horn: circular cross-section, nodeless. Other morfologic traits: A strong body structure. Neck, Chest, lower shoulders are darker than the other parts of the body. Performance Traits Laktation Lenght, day Milk Yield per Lak., kg Milk Fat, % 220 1095 3,93 EAST ANATOLIAN RED Species Official Name of the Breed Purpose of Raising Population : Domestic Cattle : East Anatolian Red : Do_u Anadolu Kırmızısı (Turk.) : East Anatolia Region : Meat and milk : Decreasing Phenotypic Traits Mature Live weight (kg) : Especially old animals are strong for epidemic diseases like Foot and mouth disease and etc. Tough for bad barn conditions. They can use less quality baits. Breeding in high altitude levels in East Anatolian Region. They being bred In strong winter, at nonhygenic barns for air condition, lightning or heating or in small farms. - Female - Male 322 392 Height of the cows at withers (cm) 108-117 Chest size (cm) 148-168 16

Colour: Body color is red or dark red, small white dots can take place on stomach and udder.on the fuzz around the nose and mouth there can be small black pigments. Horn is Gray and brillant and becomes darker from lowest to end. Horn: In shape of crescent and smooth Other morfologic traits: There is no ridge line Performance Traits Laktation Lenght, day Milk Yield per Lak., kg Milk Fat, % 204 938 3,45 17