Research Article
A Serological Survey of Akabane Virus Infection in Cattle in Sudan
Table 2
Influence of some risk factor on seroprevalence of AKAV in cattle from different States in Sudan.
| Variable | Group | No. of samples | Percentage positive |
| Breed | Indigenous | 123 | 11 (8.9%) | Cross | 238 | 95 (39.9%)* |
| Sex | Female | 291 | 96 (33%)* | Male | 70 | 10 (14.3%) |
| Age | Less than 6 months | 43 | 4 (9.3%) | Less than 1 year | 54 | 5 (9.3%) | 1-2 years | 51 | 15 (29.4%) | 2-3 years | 75 | 34 (45.3%)* | More than 3 years | 138 | 48 (34.8%) |
| Management | Extensive | 100 | 11 (11%) | Semi-intensive | 180 | 65 (36.1%) | Intensive | 81 | 30 (37.0%)* |
| Season | Dry (March–June) | 227 | 58 (25.6%) | Rainy (July–October) | 91 | 23 (25.3%) | Winter (November–February) | 43 | 25 (58.1%)* |
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P value < 0.001.
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