Red Meat Consumption Behavior in Elaziǧ and Consumers' Opinion in Animal Welfare [Elazi{dotless}ǧ'da ki{dotless}rmi{dotless}zi{dotless} et tüketim ali{dotless}şkanli{dotless}klari{dotless} ve tüketicilerin hayvan refahi{dotless} konusundaki görüşleri]

The current survey was undertaken to determine the consumer behavior in red meat consumption in central district of elazi{dotless}ǧ and to elaborate consumers' opinion on animal welfare. the survey was carried out in march 2010 with a total of 463 consumers. results showed that 58.4% of the consumers preferred red meat over other meats. the species preferred ranked from the most to the least as beef (55.3%),sheep (15.3%),and goat (11.7%). as for the preparation of red meat for consumption,40.8% of the consumers preferred barbecuing-frying