Table 4 Owner-reported flock health and medication characteristics for backyard chicken flocks in Finland
From: Questionnaire study and postmortem findings in backyard chicken flocks in Finland
Characteristics | No. of flocks | % |
|---|---|---|
Flock’s health status (n = 178)A | ||
Excellent | 97 | 54.5 |
Good | 73 | 41.0 |
Fair | 8 | 4.5 |
Poor | 0 | 0 |
Symptoms during the last 2 years (n = 178) | ||
No symptoms | 58 | 32.6 |
Sudden death | 53 | 29.8 |
Respiratory illness | 15 | 8.4 |
Diarrhea | 32 | 18.0 |
Ectoparasites | 55 | 30.9 |
Endoparasites | 9 | 5.1 |
Problems in laying | 16 | 9.0 |
Neurological signs | 20 | 11.2 |
Wasting | 15 | 8.4 |
Tumors | 9 | 5.1 |
Adult bird mortality during the last year (n = 175) | ||
No mortality | 67 | 38.3 |
<10% | 85 | 48.6 |
10-20% | 14 | 8.0 |
20-30% | 4 | 2.3 |
30-50% | 4 | 2.3 |
>50% | 1 | 0.6 |
Bird/birds medicated during the last year (n = 178) | ||
Yes | 42 | 23.6 |
No | 136 | 76.4 |
Birds vaccinated (n = 178) | ||
Yes | 1 | 0.6 |
No | 177 | 99.4 |
Bird/birds checked by a veterinarian during the | ||
last year (n = 178) | ||
Yes | 9 | 5.1 |
No | 169 | 94.9 |