Table 1 Distribution of farmer demographics and farm structure across different poultry farm types.
Factors | Broiler (n = 113) | Layer (n = 103) | Sonali (n = 115) | Total (N = 331) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | ||
Gender | |||||
Female farmers | 11.5(6.3–18.9) | 1(0-5.3) | 3.5(1.0-8.7) | 5.4(3.3–8.5) | 0.002 |
Male farmers | 88.5(81.1–93.7) | 99.0(94.7–100) | 96.5(91.3–99.0) | 94.6(91.5–96.7) | |
Education level | |||||
Graduate or above | 9.7(5-16.8) | 16.5(9.9–25.1) | 13.0(7.5–20.6) | 13.0(9.6–17.1) | 0.637 |
No academic education | 12.4(6.9–19.9) | 10.7(5.5–18.3) | 9.6(4.9–16.5) | 10.9(7.7–14.7) | |
Secondary or Higher Secondary | 77.9(69.1–85.1) | 72.8(63.2–81.1) | 77.4(68.7–84.7) | 76.1(71.2–80.6) | |
Years of experience | |||||
> 10 years | 28.3(20.2–37.6) | 27.2(18.9–36.8) | 22.6(15.3–31.3) | 26.0(21.3–31.1) | < 0.001 |
5–10 years | 23.0(15.6–31.9) | 42.7(33-52.8) | 20.0(13.1–28.5) | 28.1(23.3–33.3) | |
< 5 year | 48.7(39.2–58.3) | 30.1(21.5–39.9) | 57.4(47.8–66.6) | 45.9(40.5–51.5) | |
Training | |||||
No | 85.0(77.0–91.0 | 85.4(77.1–91.6) | 87.8(80.4–93.2) | 86.1(81.9–89.6) | 0.799 |
Yes | 15.0(9.0–23.0) | 14.6(8.4–22.9) | 12.2(6.8–19.6) | 13.9(10.4–18.1) | |
Age of farm | |||||
> 10 years | 22.1(14.9–30.9) | 24.3(16.4–33.7) | 13.9(8.2–21.6) | 19.9(15.8–24.7) | < 0.001 |
> 5–10 years | 21.2(14.1–29.9) | 44.7(34.9–54.8) | 22.6(15.3–31.3) | 29.0(24.2–34.2) | |
1–5 years | 56.6(47.0-65.9) | 31.1(22.3–40.9) | 63.5(54.0-72.3) | 51.1(45.5–56.6) | |
Floor type | |||||
Bamboo | 21.2(14.1–29.9) | 27.2(18.9–36.8) | 30.4(22.2–39.7) | 26.3(21.6–31.4) | < 0.001 |
Concrete | 42.5(33.2–52.1) | 72.8(63.2–81.1) | 46.1(36.8–55.6) | 53.2(47.6–58.6) | |
Muddy | 36.3(27.4–45.9) | 0(0-3.5) | 23.5(16.1–32.3) | 20.5(16.3–25.3) | |
Flock size | |||||
<=2000 | 94.7(88.8–98.0) | 66.0(56.0-75.1) | 66.1(56.7–74.7) | 75.8(70.8–80.3) | < 0.001 |
> 2000 | 5.3(2.0-11.2) | 34.0(24.9–44.0) | 33.9(25.3–43.3) | 24.2(19.7–29.2) | |
No of shed | |||||
More than one | 23.9(16.4–32.8) | 30.1(21.5–39.9) | 19.1(12.4–27.5) | 24.2(19.7–29.2) | 0.168 |
One | 76.1(67.2–83.6) | 69.9(60.1–78.5) | 80.9(72.5–87.6) | 75.8(70.8–80.3) | |
Rearing system | |||||
Both | 0(0-3.2) | 11.7(6.2–19.5) | 0.9(0-4.7) | 3.9(2.1–6.6) | < 0.001 |
Cage | 0(0-3.2) | 75.7(66.3–83.6) | 0(0-3.2) | 23.6(19.1–28.5) | |
Floor | 100(96.8–100) | 12.6(6.9–20.6) | 99.1(95.3–100) | 72.5(67.4–77.2) | |
