Table 1.
Biosecurity information related to farm layout, water sources, shed/vehicle/equipment sanitation and personnel practices on commercial layer and meat chicken farms in the Sydney basin and South East Queensland during 2015–2016.
Fig 1.
Overall perceived importance of biosecurity practices per farm type (most biosecurity practices rated as ‘very important’ including those not depicted).
Fig 2.
Average farmer rating of farm biosecurity compliance per farm type (P<0.05).
Table 2.
Reported wild animal presence in sheds, feed storage or range areas, domestic animal presence on farm, and dog/cat access to sheds or range areas on commercial layer and meat chicken farms in the Sydney basin and South East Queensland during 2015–2016.
Table 3.
The five most common unusual signsa perceived by farmers as most significant and the number and percentage of chickens in a shed affected by unusual signs that would prompt the farmer to contact someone on commercial layer and meat chicken farms in the Sydney basin and South East Queensland during 2015–2016.
Table 4.
Association between reported compliance with a biosecurity practice on farm (Yes/No) and farmer-perceived importance of the biosecurity practice (rated 1 to 5) on 73 commercial layer and meat chicken farms in the Sydney basin and South East Queensland during 2015–2016.
Table 5.
Association between presence of wild animals in sheds (Yes/No) and farmer-perceived importance of wild animal control in sheds (rated 1 to 5) on 73 commercial layer and meat chicken farms in the Sydney basin and South-East Queensland during 2015–2016.