Research Article
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Toxoplasma gondii in Fattening Pigs Farm from Yucatan, Mexico
Table 2
Variables measured in the study of cross section for T. gondii in fattening pigs from 39 farms in the state of Yucatan, Mexico.
| Variable | Category | Positive | Negative | Chi2 value | |
| Farm size | ≤400 | 272 | 3 | 45 | 0.0001 | >400 | 125 | 29 | Presence of cats | Yes | 301 | 29 | 4 | 0.055 | No | 96 | 3 | Cats number | >3 | 176 | 22 | 7 | 0.026 | <3 | 136 | 7 | 0 | 85 | 3 | Food storage | Ensilage | 31 | 13 | 34 | 0.001 | Warehouse | 366 | 19 | Type of feeder | Automatic | 75 | 13 | 9 | 0.003 | Manual | 322 | 19 | Cannibalism | Yes | 155 | 0 | 19 | 0.0001 | No | 242 | 32 | Production system | Full cycle | 309 | 32 | 9 | 0.0028 | Fattening | 88 | 0 | Presence of rodents | Yes | 95 | 147 | 28 | 0.000 | No | 122 | 65 | Pest control | Yes | 109 | 108 | 0.19 | 0.65 | No | 111 | 101 |
|
|