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Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the conformity of small-powered livestock with the ANI (Animal Needs Index) 35 L system for the purpose of evaluating the welfare of sheep and goats. Materials and Methods: The work was carried out on 61 enterprises, which operate in the Van or Edremit district and registered in the agricultural information system with 100 head and more small-head animals. Through the observation and measurement of, 7 different parameters were taken into account, including housing, 7 building and equipment status and 3 related to animal health. Results: According to the Protocol, the small-powered livestock enterprises in the Van or Edremit district have been determined to be in the middle-and-a-half parameters in terms of surface area per animal and food size; the structure and equipment state parameters in terms of low-and-a-half and animal health parameters in terms of middle-and-a-half points in terms of welfare categories. The protocol developed from the ANI 35 L system for the purpose of evaluating the well-being of sheep and goats has been determined that it can be used for the purpose of demonstrating the conformity of small-powered livestock to animal well-being criteria.

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