Research Article
Tuberculosis in Humans and Cattle in Jigawa State, Nigeria: Risk Factors Analysis
Table 5
Risk factors affecting the reactivity of cattle to tuberculin test in Jigawa State.
| | Variable | No. of Reactors (%) | value |
| | Age | | | | Calves <18 month () | 1 (0.67) | 0.015 | | Cattle 1.5–3 yrs () | 0 (0.87) | | | Cattle >3 yrs () | 9 (1.4) | | | Sex | | | | Female () | 3 (0.46) | | | Male () | 7 (2.4) | 0.012 | | Breed | | | | Exotic () | 0 (0) | | | Local (850) | 10 (1.7) | 0.442 | | Pregnancy | | | | Pregnant () | 0 (0.65) | | | Nonpregnant () | 10 (0.41) | 0.039 | | Lactation | | | | Lactating () | 8 (1.48) | | | Nonlactating () | 2 (0.20) | 0.000 |
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