Factors Affecting Milk Production in Anatolian Buffalo Herds in Samsun Province of Turkey

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the relations of some affecting factors with milk production\rin Anatolian buffalo enterprises in Samsun province, Turkey. The questionnaires were applied by\rinterviews to thirty nine buffalo farmers those selected by random sampling method. Effects of\rexperience (EF) and education level (EL) of farmer, number of milking animal (NM), concentrate\rfeeding application (CF), weaning period (WP), milking frequency per day (MP), udder disinfection\rpremilking (UDP) on daily milk yield (DMY) were found to be insignificant. Further studies\rincluding more factors and data might be suggested to reveal detailed information between farm\rpractices and milk production in water buffaloes.