Research Article
Seroprevalence of Brucellosis and Associated Risk Factors among Indigenous Breeds of Goats in Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria
Table 2
Seroprevalence of antibodies to Brucella in goats sample in Wukari based on age, sex, and breeds.
| VARIABLES | NUMBER OF SERA TESTED | NUMBER OF POSITIVE (%) | ODDS RATIO | 95% CI | P-VALUE | (OR) | On OR |
| AGE | | | | | | <20 months | 71 | 2 (2.8) | 1.71 | 0.11-15.2 | 0.007 | 22-35 months | 199 | 16 (8.0) | 0.60 | 0.06-3.51 | | 36-45 months | 96 | 18 (18.7) | 0.23 | 0.02-1.33 | | 46-55 months and above | 20 | 1 (5.0) | 1.00 | | | SEX | | | | | | Male | 264 | 25 (9.5) | 0.96 | 0.48-1.94 | 0.909 | Female | 122 | 12 (9.8) | | | | BREED | | | | | | Red Sokoto | 100 | 12 (12.0) | 1.00 | | 0.360 | Kano Brown | 78 | 10 (12.8) | 0.93 | 0.40-2.31 | | Sahel | 43 | 5 (11.6) | 1.04 | 0.33-2.81 | | West African Dwarf goat | 111 | 6 (5.4) | 2.39 | 0.87-6.53 | | Cross | 54 | 4 (7.4) | 1.70 | 0.58-5.02 | |
| TOTAL | 386 | 37 (9.6) | | | |
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