TY - JOUR AU - ÇİÇEK, Adnan AU - AYYILDIZ, Merve AU - ERDAL, Gülistan AU - ERDAL, Hilmi PY - 2023/01/12 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Importance and Economic Analysis of Sheep Breeding in Türkiye JF - MAS Journal of Applied Sciences JA - MASJAPS VL - 7 IS - Özel Sayı SE - Articles DO - 10.5281/zenodo.7529826 UR - https://masjaps.com/index.php/mas/article/view/287 SP - 1303–1322 AB - <p>In Turkey, sheep breeding is very important for both sociocultural and economic reasons.</p><p>The purpose of this study is to provide solution ideas for the sustainability of breeding activities and conducting an economic analysis of the enterprises participating in sheep breeding activities in Turkey while taking into account the regions. This study of collected the sheep breeding by means of 2019 from march to october periods. For this purpose, a survey of 1500 sample the producers were conducted face to face. Breeding systems vary according to the region where the enterprise is located, the capital structure of the enterprise, the existence of arable land, and the structure of the breeder family. As a result of economic research revealed that the firms' calculated net profit and gross profit values were quite low. In addition, there are significant differences between regions in terms of profitability. In order to determine the effect of family labor on sheep breeding income, operating income was calculated and it was determined that the activity was sustainable in enterprises using family labor. Accordingly, it has been concluded that for the sustainability of sheep breeding, policies to be produced according to realistic data by taking into account the regionality and the currently implemented supports should be continued more effectively.</p><p>Keywords:&nbsp;</p> ER -