Criteria and Scoring Method for Evaluation of Dairy Cattle Enterprises in Terms of Biosecurity and Animal Welfare Conditions
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Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi
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In this review, it is aimed to determine thecriteria to be used in the evaluation of cow comfort and biosecurity rules,determination of application level of criteria and as a result, what requiredpreventive will be taken in dairy cattle enterprises. These criteria aredetermined and measured by scientific variables. In this study, 40 criteriawere determined to measure biosecurity and animal welfare in livestockenterprises. Biosecurity criteria and animal welfare standards are used to evaluatethe quality and security of dairy cattle enterprises. The evaluation of thesecriteria is important for easy applicability. The necessary prevention will betaken by reporting the cost of the negative criteria to the farmers and thusthe scoring of the enterprise will reach the highest level. It is important toobtain a high score from this evaluation, to have the licensing of theenterprises and the certificate of the disease-free enterprises.