Research Article

Study on Prevalence of Trypanosomosis in Cattle of Sodo Zuriya District, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Prevalence of Trypanosoma infection among the potential risk factors.

VariablesCategoryNo. positive animalsProportion (%)Chi-square () value

BreedLocal194.970.0120.91
Exotic15.56

AgeOld76.191.530.47
Adult43.08
Young95.73

SexMale115.790.480.49
Female94.29

ColorBlack75.741.490.69
Red105.81
White22.53
Mixed color13.70

Body condition scoreGood11.1912.270.002
Medium63.09
Poor1310.66

Study sitesAnsome Gembela46.258.820.117
Dalbo Wogane00.0
Guttuto Larena710.94
Tome Gerera34.69
Waciga Busha45.00
Offa Gandaba23.13