Newcastle disease awareness and vaccination practices among indigenous chicken farmers in the Biharamulo district of Tanzania

Table 1 General information about the households

Question	Levels	Frequency	Percentage
Chicken production experience (yrs.)	1–5	248	68.8
	6–10	56	15.6
	Over 10	56	15.6
Have you ever received training regarding chicken production?	Yes	108	30
	No	252	70
Have you experienced chicken loss due to the Newcastle diseases?	Yes	288	80
	No	72	20
Do you vaccinate your chicken against Newcastle disease?	Never	150	41.7
Do you vaccinate your chicken against Newcastle disease?	Occasionally	210	58.3
How often do you vaccinate your chickens against Newcastle disease?	Quarterly	64	17.8
	Biannually	164	45.6
	Irregularly	132	36.7
Vaccination methods	Using herbal plants	176	48.9
Vaccination methods	Using manufactured vaccines	184	51.1
Do you think vaccines are effective?	Yes	110	30.5
	No	10	2.8
	Not sure	240	66.7
Challenges of Newcastle vaccination	High price of vaccines	74	20.6
	Lack of information	280	77.7
	Limited access of vaccines	4	1.1
	No veterinary services	2	0.6
What should be done to improve chicken vaccination?	Increase access to vaccines	84	23.4
	Improve extension services	8	2.2
	Provide education	260	72.2
	Reduce costs of vaccines	8	2.2

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