Omur KOCAK, Hulya YALCINTAN, Alper YILMAZ, Elif EKIZ ERGUL, Halil GUNES, Bulent EKIZ

Effect of Ram-Ewe mixed transportation on certain welfare parameters in Red Karaman and Imroz sheep

Araştırma, yerli Morkaraman ve İmroz koyun ırklarında Koç-Koyun karışık transportun bazı stres parametreleri üzerine etkilerini tek cinsiyet grupları ile karşılaştırmalı olarak incelemek amacı ile yürütülmüştür. Her bir ırktan koyunlar üç transport grubuna ayrılmıştır: a. Koç grubu (her bir ırktan 8 koç), b. Koyun grubu (her bir ırktan 8 koyun) ve c. Koç-Koyun karma grup (her bir ırktan 4 koç ve 4 koyun). Altı farklı alt grupta yer alan koyunlar ayrı ayrı olmak üzere 75 dakika süre ile transport edilmiş ve sonrasında 2 saat süre ile dinlendirilmiştir. Transport grubunun plazma kortizol, CK, LDH ve glikoz konsantrasyonları ile nötrofil:lenfosit oranı üzerine etkisi önemsiz bulunmuştur (P>0,05). Transport sonrası 2 saatlik dinlenme sürecinde “yatma”, “ayakta durma” ve “yürüme” davranışlarının oranları ile “ürinasyon” ve “diğer hayvanlara toslama” davranışlarının frekansları bakımından transport grupları arasında önemli farklılıklar olduğu belirlenmiştir. Koç grubu, Koyun grubu ve Koç-Koyun karma grup ile kıyaslandığında daha fazla yatma davranışı ve daha az ayakta durma davranışı sergilemiştir (P

Morkaraman ve İmroz koyun ırklarında koç - koyun karışık transportun bazı refah parametreleri üzerine etkileri

The present study was conducted to investigate certain stress parameters of Ram -Ewe mixed transport group compared with single sex groups in indigenous Red Karaman and Imroz sheep. Sheep from each breed were divided into three transport groups: a. Ram group (8 rams from each breed), b. Ewe group (8 ewes from each breed) and c. Ram-Ewe mixed group (4 rams and 4 ewes from each breed). Sheep from six different sub-groups were transported for 75 min and then lairaged for 2-h, separately. The influence of transport group on concentrations of plasma cortisol, CK, LDH, glucose, and neutrophile: lymphocyte ratio were not significant (P>0.05). The differences among Ram, Ewe and Ram-Ewe mixed groups for percentages of standing , lying and walking behaviours, and frequencies of butting other animals and urination during 2 -h lairage period were significant. Ram group exhibited higherlying behaviour and lower standing behaviour than those of Ewe group and Ram -Ewe mixed group (P

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