A REPORT ON COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BIOSECURITY PRACTICES IN BROILER & LAYER FARM IN SOME SELECTED AREAS OF CHITTAGONG DISTRICT

Abstract

The study examine comparative analysis of biosecurity practices in broiler & layer farms in some selected areas of Chittagong district.A total of 40 poultry farms(including broiler & layer) were randomly selected for collecting information.Among these 30 were broiler farms & 10 were layer farms in which 12 broiler farms were selected from Patiya upazila & 18 from Anowara upazila.On the other hand 4 layer farms were selected from Patiya & 6 from Anowara upazila.Simple random sampling were used to collect the informations.Both broiler & layer farms of Anowara upazila were followed more biosecurity practices than Patiya upazila.Though biosecurity has such a vast beneficial effect but this study revealed that the awareness aming people is not handsome enough for prevention of infectious & contagious diseases.Based on the finding of the study some recommendations were suggested for increasing biosecurity practices in both study areas.