Serological Investigation of Peste Des Petits Ruminants in East Shewa and Arsi Zones, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Table 2

Seroprevalence of PPR occurrence in sheep and goats for different sex and age groups.

Species	Number tested	Number positive (%)		value
Sheep
Age
Young	84	32 (38.1)	7.67	0.006
Adult	209	117 (56.0)
Sex
Female	235	121 (51.5)	0.19	0.66
Male	58	28 (48.3)
Goats
Age
Young	152	48 (31.6)	22.24	0.000
Adult	255	190 (74.5)
Sex
Female	320	157 (49.0)	3.41	0.07
Male	87	33 (37.9)
Total	700	339 (48.43)