Detection of Mycobacterium bovis in Organs of Slaughtered Cattle by DNA-Based Polymerase Chain Reaction and Ziehl-Neelsen Techniques in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Table 5

The overall prevalence and sex-specific rates of bTB in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

Sex^**	Tests			Overall prevalence (%)
	ZN		PCR	ZN^*	PCR
	Number sampled	Positive (%)	Positive (%)
Males	40	15 (37.50)	4 (10.00)	12.50	3.33
Females	80	20 (25.00)	6 (7.50)	16.66	5.00
Total	120	35	10	29.16	8.33

= 17.09, df = 1, OR = 4.53, , and 95% CI = 2.12–9.664.
Significant between tests.
, OR = 1.37.
Between sexes.