Research Article
Farmers’ Perception on the Welfare of Broiler Chickens in Smallholder Production Systems in Kiambu County, Kenya
Table 7
Management practices used by farmers in the study area (%).
| Management practices | Kikuyu (n = 42) | Kabete (n = 78) | Mean |
| Disease prevention and control measures | Vaccination | 90 | 91.03 | 90.52 | Isolating sick birds | 32.2 | 27.38 | 29.79 | Treatment | 28.57 | 16.66 | 22.61 |
| Sources of vaccines and drugs | Agrovet shops | 86.36 | 96.43 | 91.4 | Hatcheries | 12.67 | 0.57 | 6.62 | Private veterinarians | 0 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Who helps in disease prevention and control | Agrovet shops | 74.58 | 70.52 | 72.55 | Private veterinarians | 13.61 | 13.97 | 13.79 | Government vets | 10 | 14.55 | 12.28 | Hatcheries | 1.82 | 5.56 | 3.69 |
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