Identification and Prevalence of Brucella Species Circulating among Cattle Slaughtered in the Douala and Buea Municipalities of Cameroon

Table 2

Cattle demographic characteristics.

Characteristic			Buea (N = 111)		Douala (N = 465)		Total (N = 576)
			n	%	n	%	n	%
Sex
Male		Bull	19	17.1	437	94.0	456	79.2
		Castrated	90	81.1	12	2.6	102	17.7
Female			2	1.8	16	3.4	18	3.1
Age range (years)
<4 (young)			0	0	4	0.9	4	0.7
4 to 8 (matured)			109	98.2	446	95.9	555	96.4
>9 (old)			2	1.8	15	3.2	17	3.0
Breed
Local	Red Fulani		43	38.7	113	24.3	156	27.1
	White Fulani		42	37.8	193	41.5	235	40.8
	Goudali		22	19.8	123	26.5	145	25.2
	Bokolo		0	0	6	1.3	6	1.0
Exotic	Crossbreed		2	1.8	29	6.2	31	5.4
	Holstein		2	1.8	1	0.2	3	0.5