Research Article

Farmers’ Perception on the Welfare of Broiler Chickens in Smallholder Production Systems in Kiambu County, Kenya

Table 6

Perception of broiler welfare by respondents (%).

ParameterLevel of importanceFrequencyPercentage

Good feedingVery important10688.3
Important1411.7

Good healthVery important9982.5
Important1310.8
Slightly important86.7

Suitable housingVery important9881.7
Important1512.5
Slightly important65.0
Not important10.8

Appropriate behaviourVery important5747.5
Important2621.7
Slightly important3025.0
Not important75.8