Meat industry
Istanbul districts see varying prices in meat: Report
Meat prices across Istanbul vary considerably, as a kilo of red meat can cost between 200 to 600 liras depending on the district or shop selling it, according to reports from local media.
Five-year livestock roadmap targets self-sufficiency: Minister
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Yumaklı has announced Türkiye's five-year livestock roadmap which plans to end livestock imports in three years by providing additional support to producers.
Controlled imports planned for livestock farming
Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı has said that from now on, animal imports that disrupt market balances will only be carried out by the state.
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Vets look after animals despite harsh weather
Two female veterinarians in the eastern province of Kars, undeterred by the harsh winter conditions, tirelessly traverse village to village to provide health care services to a wide range of animals, from large livestock to dogs.
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Only 12.7 pct of children consume meat every day: TÜİK
Some 62.4 percent of children aged 6 months and above consume grain-containing food every day, while the rate of children consuming meat is 12.7 percent, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) has revealed.
Spain to put video cameras in abattoirs
Spanish slaughterhouses will have to install video surveillance to ensure animals are not mistreated before being killed, the government has announced, claiming a first in the EU.
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What did our human ancestors eat?
It had been previously suggested that modern human-like traits such as large brains evolved with a dietary shift toward greater meat consumption
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Academy to raise new generation of farmers
A "farmers' academy" is being established in order to increase the efficiency in agricultural production, increase the interest of young people in animal husbandry and raise conscious producers throughout Turkey.
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Lamb meat prices cause controversy
Meat product prices have stirred a controversy between the heads of the associations of breeders and butchers.
Reacting to reports saying that meat prices could be hiked 24 percent in the upcoming days, Nihat Çelik, the head of the sheep and goat breeders' association TÜDKİYEB, accused butchers and brokers of unfair pricing, labeling them as "the meat lobby."
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Study dispels human meat diet hypothesis, changing Evolutionary story
Popularly known as the “meat made us human” hypothesis