Research Article

Determining Factors and Zootechnical Output of Biosecurity Practices in Fish Farms in the Wouri Division, Cameroon

Table 5

Distribution of the adoption rate in relation to the biosecurity components and administrative location of fish farms.

Biosecurity componentsLocation of the farms (subdivisions)Overall (N = 33)F
Douala I (n = 3)Douala II (n = 3)Douala III (n = 11)Douala IV (n = 9)Douala V (n = 7)

Isolation66.67 ± 47.14 (0–100)76.19 ± 37.09 (0–100)54.54 ± 25.71 (18.18–100)57.14 ± 36.53 (11.11–100)65.30 ± 25.89 (28.57–100)60.17 ± 25.68 (15.15–96.97)0.410.800

Traffic control55.56 ± 50.92 (0–100)77.78 ± 38.49 (33.33–100)51.51 ± 36.74 (9.09–72.72)62.96 ± 32.08 (44.44–100)33.33 ± 45.92 (0–85.71)53.53 ± 34.86 (18.18–87.88)0.460.762

Sanitation16.67 ± 17.29 (0–33.33)19.05 ± 17.12 (0–33.33)35.05 ± 30.01 (0–81.81)26.98 ± 31.34(0–77.78)25.51 ± 29.21 (0–85.71)29.84 ± 26.00 (0–72.73)1.100.363

Overall36.11 ± 39.22 (0–100)43.05 ± 38.67 (0–100)42.80 ± 29.79 (0–100)40.28 ± 35.41 (0–100)38.09 ± 34.14 (0–100)40.40 ± 30.10 (0–96.97)0.170.953

F6.0813.541.162.764.063.78
0.010.0010.3320.0860.0320.040

Mean ± standard deviation (minimum-maximum); n: number of audited fish farms in the subdivision; N: total number of audited farms in the Wouri division; : significant. Bold values are used to indicate the significant probability of the error i.e., when p is significant.