Table 5 Maintenance of biosecurity guideline principle 4 (Good farm management practices) across different poultry farm types.

From: Assessment of biosecurity practices and risk factors for avian influenza outbreaks in commercial poultry farms in Bangladesh

Factors

Broiler (n = 113)

Layer (n = 103)

Sonali (n = 115)

Total (N = 331)

p-value*

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

Do you have ventilation facilities?

No

23.0(15.6–31.9)

40.8(31.2–50.9)

55.7(46.1–64.9)

39.9(34.6–45.4)

< 0.001

Yes

77.0(68.1–84.4)

59.2(49.1–68.8)

44.3(35.1–53.9)

60.1(54.6–65.4)

Do you have practice of all-in-all-out for birds on your farm?

No

21.2(14.1–29.9)

24.3(16.4–33.7)

18.3(11.7–26.5)

21.1(16.9–25.9)

0.555

Yes

78.8(70.1–85.9)

75.7(66.3–83.6)

81.7(73.5–88.3)

78.9(74.1–83.1)

Do you dispose of dead birds of your farm safely?

No

54.0(44.4–63.4)

37.9(28.5–48.0)

42.6(33.4–52.2)

45.0(39.6–50.6)

0.048

Yes

46.0(36.6–55.6)

62.1(52.0-71.5)

57.4(47.8–66.6)

55.0(49.4–60.4)

Downtown time

< 14 days

26.5(18.7–35.7)

3.9(1.1–9.6)

19.1(12.4–27.5)

16.9(13.0-21.4)

< 0.001

>= 14 days

71.7(62.4–79.8)

89.3(81.7–94.5)

76.5(67.7–83.9)

78.9(74.1–83.1)

First batch

1.8(0.2–6.2)

6.8(2.8–13.5)

4.3(1.4–9.9)

4.2(2.3-7)

Do you cover litter?

Yes

51.3(41.7–60.8)

14.6(8.4–22.9)

40.0(31.0-49.6)

36.0(30.8–41.4)

< 0.001

No

48.7(39.2–58.3)

10.7(5.5–18.3)

52.2(42.7–61.6)

38.1(32.8–43.5)

Did not use litter

0(0-3.2)

74.8(65.2–82.8)

7.8(3.6–14.3)

26.0(21.3–31.1)

  1. * p-values indicate differences across poultry farm types (broiler, layer, Sonali); p < 0.05: statistically significant