Bovine animal number in Turkey increased by 3.8% in 2019

In the group of bovine animals, cattle number increased by 3.8%, and became 17 million 688 thousand heads; buffalo number increased by 3.2%, and became 184 thousand 192 heads.

In the group of sheep and goat, sheep number increased by 5.9%, and became 37 million 276 thousand heads; goat number increased by 2.6%, and became 11 million 205 thousand heads.

Number of animals and change ratios, 2018-2019
Number of animals, 2018-2019

Total milk production increased by 3.8% in 2019 when compared to the previous year, and became 22 million 960 thousand tonnes.

90.5% of milk production was cow milk, 6.6% was sheep milk, 2.5% was goat milk and 0.3% was buffalo milk.

According to the previous year, wool production amount increased by 6.3% and became 70 thousand 588 tonnes, hair production increased by 2.7% and became 6 thousand 162 tonnes, and mohair production amount increased by 2.3% and became 380 tonnes.

Honey production increased by 1.3% in 2019 when compared to the previous year, and became 109 thousand 330 tonnes. Honey wax decreased by 0.4%, and became 3 thousand 971 tonnes.

Number of villages in action of sericulture decreased by 2.6% in 2019 when compared to the previous year, and became 675 units. Number of families involved in sericulture decreased by 6.7%, and became 2 thousand 062 units. Number of egg boxes opened decreased by 5.6%, and became 5 thousand 890 units, while silkworm cocoon decreased by 4.4%, and became 90 tonnes.

Annual change ratios for other animal products (%), 2019
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EXPLANATIONS

Data on the number of bovine animals, sheep and goats, poultry (chicken, turkey, duck, and goose), and apiculture are compiled directly via Statistical Data Network (SDN) system through province directorates of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MoAF) in district detail. SDN is a newly established data entry system within the structure of MoAF, where the data are entered by responsible staff in the province and district offices of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry via electronic media. Data on sericulture is compiled from MoAF since 2015.

Production amounts of milk, wool, hair, and mohair which are derivative variables are calculated by Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) from data collected through SDN within the context of international methodologies.

While data on number of livestock within the coverage of this press release is related by end of December, 2019; data on animal production cover total production between January-December 2019.