Questionnaire study suggests grave consequences of infectious laryngotracheitis, infectious coryza and mycoplasmosis in small chicken flocks

Table 4 Summary of questionnaire results regarding outbreak management in small chicken flocks

Characteristic	No of flocks	%
Source of advice (Q18)^{a, b}
Other poultry owners or non-professionals	24	39.3
Poultry veterinarians at SVA	52	85.2
Other veterinarians	21	34.4
Treatment (Q19)^a
None	55	90.2
Some birds were treated	2	3.3
All birds were treated	4	6.5
Flock destiny (Q22)^a
All birds were replaced with new ones	22	36.1
Some new birds were added to the flock	13	21.3
I kept my poultry, but I didn’t acquire more	20	32.8
I ceased keeping poultry	6	9.8
Cleaning and disinfection after the outbreak (Q23)^{b, c}
No cleaning/disinfection was carried out	11	20.0
Manure removal	27	49.1
Soaking	18	32.7
Wet cleaning	37	67.3
High pressure cleaning	15	27.3
Disinfection	30	54.5

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