Factors affecting applying level of biosecurity activities in broiler farms in Matrouh governorate, Egypt [electronic resource].

Includes references.

The present research work aimed to determine the factors
affecting applying level of biosecurity activities in broiler
farms in Matrouh Governorate. This research depended on
two sources of data secondary and primary data, the research
employed surveyed data of 65 broiler farms. The research was based
on the descriptive and quantitative analyses by using some economic
indicators, general trend equations and analyzing the simple
regression. This research identified the level of biosecurity activities
already applied by respondents, and the respondents and farm
characteristics that influence this level of applicable biosecurity
activities. This research developed the measurement of applying a
level of biosecurity activities and then used these measures as
dependent variables in identifying the factors that affect the level of
applying biosecurity activities. The dependent variable was an
aggregated biosecurity score, which ranked and aggregated
respondents applying biosecurity activities of 36 biosecurity subindicators.
The analysis indicated that older, more educated
respondents with larger families and respondents with non-poultry
sources of income were more likely to apply a better level of
biosecurity activities. The farm characteristics that may influence
applying level of biosecurity activities were farm area, distance to
neighbours’ poultry farm, distance to road and the number, average
capacity of farms was also important.

Summary in Arabic.