Research Article
Prevalence of Bovine Fasciolosis and Its Economic Loss due to Liver Condemnation at Wolaita Sodo Municipal Abattair, Ethiopia
Table 3
Postmortem prevalence of bovine fasciolosis based on their origin, sex, age and body condition.
| Category | Variable | Number of animal examined | Number of positive | Prevalence | Crude OR | -value | 95% CI |
| Origin | Gofa | 110 | 26 | 23.6 | 0.85 | 0.43 | (0.6–1.3) | Humbo | 76 | 12 | 15.8 | | | | Boreda | 61 | 12 | 19.7 | | | | Sex | Male | 219 | 34 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 0.001 | (3.2–6.7) | Female | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | | | | Age | <6 years | 25 | 2 | 8.0 | 2.83 | 0.003* | (1.4–1.6) | 6–8 years | 192 | 36 | 18.8 | | | | >8 years | 30 | 12 | 40.1 | | | | Body condition | Poor | 37 | 13 | 35.2 | 0.72 | 0.098 | (0.5–1.1) | Medium | 26 | 2 | 7.7 | | | | Good | 184 | 35 | 19.0 | | | |
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