Research Article
Isolation and Molecular Identification of Mycobacterium bovis from Slaughtered Cattle in Nekemte Municipality Abattoir, Ethiopia
Table 4
Exploring the associations between sex, body condition, and breed with bovine tuberculosis prevalence in cattle.
| | Variables | Categories | No. of tested | Positive (%) | χ2 | OR | 95% CI | value |
| | Sex | Female | 90 | 8 (8.8) | 1.27 | 1.693 | 0.681–3.902 | 0.260 | | Male | 930 | 71 (7.65) | | | | |
| | BCS | Good | 192 | 4 (2.08) | 3.02 | 1.855 | 0.907–3.220 | 0.082 | | Medium | 828 | 73 (8.87) | | | | |
| | Breed | Cross | 120 | 21 (17.6) | 1.35 | 1.345 | 0.180–10.023 | 0.009 | | Local | 900 | 68 (7.6) | | | | |
| | Origin | Jima Arjo | 170 | 11 (6.4) | | | | 0.192 | | Bandra | 170 | 15 (8.8) | | | | | | Diga | 170 | 6 (3.5) | | | | | | Arjo Gudatu | 170 | 13 (7.65) | 3.2 | 1.96 | 0.917–3.620 | | | Uke | 170 | 16 (9.64) | | | | | | Nekemte | 170 | 22 (13.0) | | | | |
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χ2 = chi square; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.
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