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Table 1 Relative risk factors associated with the prevalence of C. bovis

From: Cysticercus bovis in slaughtered cattle in upper Egypt: implications for food safety

Factors

Examined cattle

Positive for C. bovis lesion

  

No.

%

No.

%

Chi2∗

p-value

Total No.

47,763

100

1083

2.27

  

Breed

     

< 0.0123

Local

10,438

21.9

203

1.94

6.274

Imported

37,325

78.1

880

2.36*

 

Sex

     

< 0.0057

Male

45,727

95.7

1055

2.30*

7.639

Female

2036

4.3

28

1.38*

 

Age

    

73.087

< 0.0000

young

3643

7.63

32

0.88*

adult

35,264

73.83

918

2.60*

old

8856

18.54

133

1.50*

BCS

    

656.108

< 0.0000

Good

32,398

67.83

289

0.89*

Medium

9755

20.42

476

4.88

Poor

5610

11.75

318

5.67*

Slaughterhouse

      

Edfu

2147

4.5

48

2.24

14.272

< 0.0002

Kom Ombo

2934

6.14

42

1.43

Daraw

1071

2.24

15

1.4

Aswan

4286

9

98

2.31

Abu Simbel

37,325

78.15

880

2.36*

  1. Notes: The percentage of each category was calculated from the total examined animals, while the positive sample percentage was calculated from the total examined animals in each category
  2. * = significantly different by Chi-square statistics at (p Ë‚ 0.05)