Table 3.
Demographic characteristics of sampled poultry farms, Bangladesh, June 2021 to February 2022 (N = 400)
| Characteristics | Vaccinated farms n (%) |
Unvaccinated farms n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Division wise poultry farms enrollment | ||
| Dhaka | 25 (13) | 25 (13) |
| Chattogram | 25 (13) | 25 (13) |
| Sylhet | 25 (13) | 25 (13) |
| Rajshahi | 25 (13) | 25 (13) |
| Khulna | 25 (13) | 25 (13) |
| Barishal | 25 (13) | 25 (13) |
| Rangpur | 25 (13) | 25 (13) |
| Mymensingh | 25 (13) | 25 (13) |
| Types of poultry farms | ||
| Layer chicken | 197 (49) | 195 (49) |
| Sonali chicken | 3 (1) | 5 (1) |
| Farm size | ||
| Small (≤ 1000 poultry) | 64 (16) | 87 (22) |
| Medium (1001–2000 poultry) | 64 (16) | 72 (18) |
| Large (> 2000 poultry) | 72 (18) | 41 (10) |
| Farm longevity | ||
| ≤ 12 months | 164 (41) | 149 (37) |
| 13–24 months | 35 (9) | 47 (12) |
| ≥ 25 months | 1 (1) | 4 (1) |
| Farming experience by farmers | ||
| 1–5 years | 64 (16) | 70 (18) |
| 6–10 years | 66 (17) | 73 (18) |
| 11–20 years | 60 (15) | 54 (14) |
| > 20 years | 10 (3) | 3 (1) |
| Average number layer chicken per farms, mean, (SD, range) | 2454 (± 3983, 200-50000) | 1550 (± 1412, 71-10000) |
| Average number Sonali chicken per farms, mean, (SD, range) | 1683 (± 1013, 180–3000) | 1316 (± 1176, 550–2500) |