O. Murat  Kocturk, 
    A Case Study of Increasing Income of Dairy Cattle in Rural Area in Western Part of Turkey,
    Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances,
    Volume 8,Issue 9,
    2009,
    Pages 1685-1688,
    ISSN 1680-5593,
    javaa.2009.1685.1688,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2009.1685.1688)
    Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate the results of government supported dairy cattle farming production in rural area. The project was conducted by a co-operative. All members of co-operative are women.  The  research  was  carried  out  in  Izmir’s Kiraz country Yaglar village. Forty  eight  partners  of the 100 partners co-operative were interviewed and the data collected were analyzed. While, the number of animals of 16 companies dealing with dairy farming was 6 on average before the co-operative, the average number of animals is 8.93 after the cooperative. While, the dairy milk yield 73 L on average, this rate went up to 117.7 L for 48 dairy farms. The annual income of members of the cooperative before the project was $2831.8 an average, this  amount  raised  to  $5324.1  after  the  project  increasing  53.18%.  Dairy  farming  project carried out by co-operatives have resulted positively in terms of villagers life standards and income growth in areas, where land allocation is not well-balanced and not adequate. In this manner, migration from rural to urban areas has been reduced to a certain extent and production and income growth in rural areas have contributed positively to both farmers and national economy.
    Keywords: Dairy cattle farms;income growth;co-operative;women;rural development;life standards;Turkey