Research Article

Study on Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Newcastle Disease in Smallholder Poultry Farms in Sodo Zuria District, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

The descriptive statistics questionnaire survey.

VariablesFrequency (%)

Breed of chicken raisedSasso45 (18/40)
Bovans Brown55 (22/40)
Koekoek5 (2/40)

Management systemIntensive30 (8/40)
Semi-intensive30 (12/40)
Extensive50 (20)

Presence of footbaths on the farms15 (6/40)
Presence of isolation room22.5 (9/40)
Disinfection of poultry house37.5 (15/40)
Disposing well for a dead chicken27.5 (11/40)

Poultry house hygieneGood35 (14/40)
Medium50 (20/40)
Poor15 (6/40)

Knowledge of farm owners about poultry diseaseKnow16.67 (210)
Know some26.67 (32/120)
Know little39.17 (47/120)
Know nothing17.5 (21/120)