Table 1.

Type and number of participants interviewed.

Type of participant	Broiler production	Layer production
Federal and provincial poultry research officials	1	1
Focus group discussion with independent broiler farmers (n = 9)	1	0
Managing director of fully integrated company	1	0
Production managers of partially integrated companies	2	2
Independent chicken growers (environmentally controlled)	4	3
Independent chicken growers (semi-environmentally controlled)	0	2
Backyard farmers	0	2
Chicken and egg traders	3	2