Every 1 USD invested in animal husbandry provides an income of 1.12 USD from dairy cattle breeding, 1.13 USD from Angora goat breeding, 1.16 USD from sheep breeding and 1.27 USD from ordinary goat breeding.

The average total income of the households surveyed is 9,412.0 USD, of which 63.4% comes from farming activities. The research results indicate that the current management systems may be defined as mixed farms in terms of cropГўв‚¬вЂњlivestock linkages. Of this figure, the entire yields of wheat, barley, pulses, straw and fodder crops are used for own consumption by the households, along with 74% of the wheat and 77% of the barley produced. Crop production makes up for 20.8% of the total gross production value on the farms. Production on the farms is generally carried out in extensive conditions, with goat, sheep and cattle husbandry in addition to crop production. Insufficient irrigated land and working capital, weak market relations and the pressure of high population brings about a requirement to strengthen crop-livestock interaction. The data was collected from 52 sample farms in the NallГ„В±han, AyaГ‚Вёs, GГѓВјdГѓВјl and BeypazarГ„В± districts of Ankara by way of a questionnaire, where the farms have, on average, 20.7 ha of land and are thus regarded as small family farms. The Profitability of Animal Husbandry Activities on Farms in Dry Farming Areas and the Interaction between Crop Production and Animal Husbandry: The Case of Ankara Province in TurkeyДЇull Text Available This paper examines the linkages between livestock and crop farming activities and provides a comparative analysis of the profitability of different livestock activities in the highlands of Ankara. The place held by animal husbandry brings to light the need for some research and development issues to be specified. In response to the challenge of poverty reduction animal husbandry intervenes at the following five levels: security, capitalization, diversification, economical integration, and social integration. These three types might correspond to various stages of increasing poverty. Three types of poor farmers might be distinguished: farmers who lost their herds, farmers whose herds are too small or little productive, indebted farmers. Urban and rural poverty are closely related. It is expressed at different levels such as the country, region, social category, and individual levels. Poverty is defined by economic, but also by social and cultural parameters. In this context the role played by animal husbandry deserves to be specified. Role of animal husbandry to alleviate povertyДirectory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)ДЇull Text Available Poverty reduction is one of the top priorities of many international authorities.

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