From: Bacteriological study of calf colisepticemia in Alage Dairy Farm, Southern Ethiopia
Risk factors | N | Positive | % Positive | 95% CI | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||||
< 30 days | 24 | 5 | 20.8 | (17.3–21.07) | |
30–90 days | 23 | 1 | 4.54 | (3.45–6.13) | 0.021 |
Total | 27 | 0 | 0.00 | (0.00) | |
> 90 days | 74 | 6 | 8.11 | (5.31–9.32) | |
Breed | |||||
Holstein Frisian | 56 | 5 | 8.93 | (7.88–11.09) | |
Borena | 18 | 1 | 5.56 | (6.14–8.54) | 0.511 |
Total | 74 | 6 | 8.11 | (9.46–11.86) | |
Parity of the dam | |||||
One or two | 19 | 5 | 26.3 | (21.45–29.71) | |
Three | 30 | 1 | 3.33 | (1.07–5.91) | 0.023 |
Above three | 25 | 0 | 0.00 | (0.00) | |
Total | 74 | 6 | 8.11 | (4.98–10.88) | |
Sex | |||||
Male | 9 | 1 | 11.11 | (12.31–15.31) | |
Female | 65 | 5 | 7.69 | (7.99–11.03) | 0.601 |
Total | 74 | 6 | 8.11 | (9.35–11.61) | |
Faecal consistency | |||||
Diarrheic | 9 | 3 | 33.33 | (30.11–36.13) | 0.016 |
Non diarrheic | 65 | 3 | 4.62 | (2.93–5.32) | |
Total | 74 | 6 | 8.11 | (7.33–10.89) |