Kocakaya, Afşin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2023-8895
Yaranoğlu, Büşra https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1260-3645
Güngör, Ömer Faruk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7273-7242
Kahraman, Mücahit https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7757-2483
Özarslan, Bora https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8245-6383
Erdem, Evren https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5674-2538
Ünal, Necmettin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5250-7063
Özbeyaz, Ceyhan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3748-9992
Akçapınar, Halil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9529-9441
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ankara University
Article History
Received: 24 November 2025
Accepted: 23 April 2026
First Online: 12 May 2026
Declarations
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: This study does not present any ethical concerns. All procedures involving sheep in this study were non-invasive and routine farm management practices (milk yield measurements under standard conditions), conducted in accordance with the ethical guidelines of Turkish national animal welfare legislation (No. 28151), and therefore did not require formal ethical committee approval.
: The authors declared that there is no conflict of interest.