Table 7 Average initial and present stock sizes among types of chicken

Type of chicken Initial stock size (SD) Present stock size (SD) F-value
Layers 226.70 (420.95) 449.92 (869.51) 3.57**
Broilers 104.00 ( 17.38) 157.23 ( 24.64) 1.76
Cockerels 104.00 ( 17.41) 158.15 ( 27.49) 1.66
The initial stock size was the number of starting birds the farm was first established.
The present stock size was the number of birds at the time of survey in 2016.
** F-value with superscript was significantly different within columns (p<0.01).