Serological Evidence and Coexposure of Selected Infections among Livestock Slaughtered at Eastern Cape Abattoirs in South Africa

Table 1

Serological results of Brucella spp. in livestock slaughtered from abattoirs in Eastern Cape Province.

Variable	Category	No. of animals sampled	RBT			ELISA
			Positive	% seropositive	value	Positive	% seropositive	value
Species	Cattle	280	10	3.57	0.212	4	1.43	0.211
	Pig	85	1	1.18		0	0.00
	Sheep	200	4	2		0	0.00
Sex	Female	276	10	3.62	0.154	10	3.62	0.056
	Male	289	5	1.73		5	1.73
Age	1-2 years	46	3	6.52	0.005	0	0.00	0.006
	>2-3 years	57	5	8.77		3	5.26
	>3 years	462	7	1.51		1	0.22
Breed	Beef master	40	0	0.00	0.048	0	0.00	0.206
	Bonsmara	90	9	10		3	3.33
	Cross-breed	14	0	0.00		0	0.00
	Friesian	18	0	0.00		0	0.00
	Holstein	80	1	1.25		1	1.25
	Jersey	38	0	0.00		0	0.00
	Dorper	30	0	0.00		0	0.00
	Merino	170	4	2.35		0	0.00
	Large white (pig)	85	1	1.18		0	0.00

NB: statistical significance variables (<0.05) have been marked with a “”.