Table 2.
Characteristics of broiler farms in Central Luzon.
Farm characteristic | Frequency (n = 397), no. (%) |
---|---|
Type of housing | |
Tunnel vent | 232 (58.4) |
Traditional | 160 (40.3) |
No response | 5 (1.3) |
Age of farm (in yr) | |
Mean ± standard deviation (s.d.) | 9.6 ± 9.3 |
Median | 6 |
Range | 0 - 57 |
Capacity | |
Mean ± s.d. | 73,226.5 ± 85,070.9 |
Median | 45,000 |
Range | 1,300 - 900,000 |
Number of workers | |
Mean ± s.d. | 10 ± 9 |
Median | 7 |
Range | 1 - 77 |