Isolation and Determination of Antibacterial Sensitivity Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus from Lactating Cows in West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia

Table 1

General characteristics and agroecological features of the selected districts.

Characteristics	Districts
	Wolmera	Ambo	Toke Kutaye	Bako Tibe
Administrative town	Holeta	Ambo	Guder	Bako
Distance from Addis Ababa in km	34	114	123	260
Direction	West	West	West	West
Latitude	8°50′–9°15′N	8°47′–9°21′N	9°11′N–9°18′N	9°06′N
Longitude	38°25′–38°45′E	37°32′–38°3′E	38°20′E−38°33′E	37°09′E
Average temperature (range) in °C	16 (9.13–19.66)	22 (15–29)	22 (16–29)	29 (28–31)
Altitude range in masl	2060–3380	1800–3200	1600–3194	1570–2600
Rain fall in mm	1,100	900	900	887