From: Cysticercus bovis in slaughtered cattle in upper Egypt: implications for food safety
Factors | Examined cattle | Positive for C. bovis lesion | ||||
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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* |