Food Safety Practices on Dairy Farms in Turkey: A Case Study of Izmir Province
Articles > Article · 2012
Authors: Nevin DEMİRBAŞ, Duygu TOSUN, Figen Cukur, Özlem YILDIZ
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY ADVANCES, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, Index Copernicus, 2012, vol 11, pp 2191-2195
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2012.2191-2195
Summary
The aim of this study was to determine the food safety and quality practices on dairy farms that are located in Izmir province. By means of a survey in. which dairy farmers responded to a special questionnaire, data were collected from 103 dairy fanners. Chi-square (Test of Independence), Variance (one-way ANOVA) and Kruskall Wallis Test were used to analyze the data. The 5-point Liken scale was used in measuring problems raised in dairy fanning about food safety and quality practices and proposed solutions for problems from farmers.