an epidemiological study of listeriosis in dairy cattle

a) Dung disposal: Storage of manure beneath slats (OR 24.18, CL 2.47-211.43) and in
slurry tanks (OR 8.95, CL 1.15-55.61) were associated with an increased risk of cases
of Listeriosis with nervous signs (Table 3. 20).
(v) General management:
a) Cases of Listeriosis in other animals: The presence of Listeriosis in beef cattle (OR
9.17, CL 1.86-39.51) and in sheep (OR 4.95, CL 1.33-16.78) was associated with an
increased risk of reporting cases with nervous signs (Table 3. 20).
3. 3. 6. A summary of risk factors associated with the different forms of disease
A summary of the predictor variables associated with different outcome
variables is given in Table 3. 22 and 3. 23. Overall 36 predictor variables were
associated with the outcome variables. Table 3. 22. shows that 29 variables were
associated with an increased risk of disease. 4 predictor variables were consistently
associated with all outcome variables, 5 with 4 of them, 6 with 3 of them, 3 with 2 and
the rest with 1 of the outcome variables.
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