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

Table 3

Serological evidence of Coxiella burnetii and Toxoplasma gondii in livestock slaughtered from abattoirs in Eastern Cape Province, SA.

Variable	Category	No. of animals sampled	Coxiella burnetii			Toxoplasma gondii
			No. tested positive	% seropositive	value	No. tested positive	% seropositive	value
Species	Cattle	280	74	26.43	<0.001	106	37.86	<0.001
	Pig	85	2	2.35		6	7.06
	Sheep	200	30	15		3	1.5
Sex	Female	276	71	25.72	<0.001	86	31.16	<0.001
	Male	289	35	12.11		29	10.03
Age	1-2 years	46	5	10.87	<0.001	8	17.39	<0.001
	>2-3 years	57	22	38.60		19	33.33
	>3 years	462	79	17.10		88	19.05
Breed	Beef master	40	10	25	<0.001	6	15	<0.001
	Bonsmara	90	30	33.33		43	47.78
	Cross-breed	14	5	35.71		9	64.29
	Friesian	18	4	22.22		14	77.77
	Holstein	80	18	22.5		27	33.75
	Jersey	38	7	18.42		7	18.42
	Dorper	30	10	33.33		0
	Merino	170	20	11.76		3	1.76
	Large white (pig)	85	2	2.35		6	7.06

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