Assessment of Major Reproductive Disorders in Dairy Cattle in and around Bale Robe, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 5

Associated risk factors with reproductive health problems of dairy cattle.

Factors	Variables	Total no. of cows examined	Total no. of cows affected	Percent	χ2	value
Breed	Local	262	178	67.93	1.184	0.277
	Cross	122	76	62.29
Parity	Primiparous	114	81	71.05	1.743	0.187
	Pluriparous	270	173	64.07
BCS	Poor	61	42	68.85
	Medium	260	171	65.76	32.91	0.000
	Good	63	41	65.07
Age of animal	<3 years	52	34	65.38
	3–5 years	58	40	68.98	13.23	0.004
	5–7 years	128	70	54.68
	>7 years	146	110	75.34
Production system	Intensive	96	62	64.58
	Semi-intensive	210	121	57.61	28.484	0.000
	Extensive	78	71	91.02
Hygiene	Poor	179	125	69.83
	Medium	171	111	64.91	3.850	0.146
	Good	34	18	52.94
Mating system	AI	158	100	63.29
	NS	99	80	80.8	13.599	0.001
	Both	127	74	58.26