In a normal period, 6,737 (95 % CI=6,007–8,478) chickens were traded. This corresponds to 4.7 % of the total
chicken population available for sale each day or 2.2 % of the adult population. TSs and HTs visited half of the villages
present in the study area (309 of 672) and moved large numbers of chickens (6,737) during this short period. A
comparison of the main characteristics of poultry movements during the Chinese New Year, the Hungry Ghost Festival
(representing also other festivals), and normal period is shown in Table 2.