Research Article
Comparison of Tick Control and Antibiotic Use Practices at Farm Level in Regions of High and Low Acaricide Resistance in Uganda
Table 7
Risk factors associated with antibiotic residues in milk from farms in HARA and LARA.
| Variables | Category | SP-NT result | Pearson value (X2) | df | value | Negative | Positive | Female | 0 | 5 |
| Breed of cattle | Crosses | 3 (27.3%) | 8 (72.7%) | 3.1038 | 1 | 0.078 | Small East African Zebu | 6 (66.7%) | 3 (33.3%) | Whether farmers read drug labels or not | Yes | 3 (23.08%) | 10 (76.92%) | 1.6345 | 2 | 0.007 | No | 6 (85.71%) | 1 (14.29%) | | Whether ticks die after spraying/dipping or not | Yes | 8 (61.54%) | 5 (38.46%) | 4.1048 | 1 | 0.043 | No | 1 (14.29%) | 6 (85.71%) | | Prophylactic use of antibiotics on farms | Yes | 7 (63.64%) | 4 (36.36%) | 0.6061 | 2 | 0.064 | No | 2 (22.22%) | 7 (77.78%) | | N/A | 2 (28.57%) | 5 (71.43%) | |
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, , and means 1%, 5%, and 10% level of significance. |