The effects of factors on death rate in the broiler farms [Broiler işletmelerinde ölüm orani{dotless} üzerine etkili olan faktörler]

The objective of this research is to determine the effects of factors on the death rate in the broiler farms in mersin province,turkey. the data of this study is obtained in the 87 broiler farms in 2012. the chi-square test has been applied to the acquired data. the results have shown that the fewer death rates of animals are observed while the budget for the production period increases. besides,it is also found out that the enlargement on the field of the management,7 days long of curtain opening procedure and selection of the chicks regarding average weight as 40 g are among the factors,reducing the death rate of the animals. moreover,usage of the fully equipped vehicles determined by the eu standards for the transportation of animals,heating the coops and 21 days of relaxation period of the coops would have statically significant efects on the decrease of the death rates. the average death rate has been found as 9.68. with the possibility 7% reducing,the average production increase 508 kg/period for each management.