Table 1 Demographic characteristics of poultry farms, Bangladesh, June 2021 to February 2022 (N = 5092)

Sub-district wise poultry farms enrollment

 Sreepur

898 (18)

17–19

 Fulbaria

894 (18)

17–19

 Fatikchhari

647 (13)

12–14

 Sundarganj

616 (12)

11–13

 Paba

576 (11)

10–12

 Kaliganj

549 (11)

10–12

 Nesarabad

521 (10)

9–11

 Golapganj

391 (8)

7–8

Types of poultry farms

 Broiler chicken

1802 (35)

34–37

 Layer chicken

2565 (50)

49–52

 Sonali chicken

486 (10)

9–10

 Duck and Geese

189 (4)

3–4

 Native chicken

22 (1)

0–1

 Others

28 (1)

1–2

Farm size

 Small (≤ 1000 poultry)

2664 (52)

51–54

 Medium (1001–2000 poultry)

1633 (32)

31–33

 Large (> 2000 poultry)

795 (16)

15–17

Number of registered farms by Government

 Yes

1216 (24)

23–25

 No

3876 (76)

75–77

Farm longevity

 ≤ 3 years

1381 (27)

26–28

 4–6 years

1386 (27)

26–28

 7–9 years

756 (15)

14–16

 10–12 years

844 (17)

16–18

 ≥ 13 years

725 (14)

13–15

Farming experience by farmers

 1–5 years

2352 (46)

45–48

 6–10 years

1616 (32)

30–33

 11–20 years

1026 (20)

19–21

 > 20 years

98 (2)

1–2

Average number broiler chicken per farms, mean, (SD, range)

1099 (± 1587, 100-50000)

Average number layer chicken per farms, mean, (SD, range)

1862 (± 2456, 79-60000)

Average number Sonali chicken per farms, mean, (SD, range)

1248 (± 1215, 100-10000)

Average number duck per farms, mean, (SD, range)

251 (± 257, 24-2600)

Average numbers of farm workers per farm, mean, (SD, range)

2.3 (± 1.02, 1–24)