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an epidemiological study of listeriosis in dairy cattle

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Forage feed<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Maize silage<br />

Hay<br />

Straw<br />

Root crops<br />

Herd size<br />

cows (1995)<br />

heifers (1995)<br />

Hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />

housed<br />

dung disposal<br />

solid m<strong>an</strong>ure<br />

slurry<br />

Variables associated with disease.<br />

General<br />

m<strong>an</strong>agement<br />

pasture<br />

m<strong>an</strong>agement<br />

spread dung on the<br />

field<br />

graz<strong>in</strong>g beef <strong>cattle</strong><br />

graz<strong>in</strong>g sheep<br />

Listeriosis <strong>in</strong> others<br />

beef <strong>cattle</strong><br />

sheep<br />

Vacc<strong>in</strong>e<br />

Leptospirosis<br />

Lung worm<br />

mole hills<br />

<strong>in</strong> grass silage field<br />

controll<strong>in</strong>g moles<br />

Cases <strong>of</strong> Listeriosis <strong>in</strong> beef <strong>cattle</strong>: Listeriosis <strong>in</strong> beef <strong>cattle</strong> was associated with <strong>an</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>creased risk <strong>of</strong> report<strong>in</strong>g cl<strong>in</strong>ical Listeriosis <strong>in</strong> <strong>dairy</strong> <strong>cattle</strong> (OR 26.06, CL 6.84-<br />

99.31)(Table 4. 1).<br />

Cases <strong>of</strong> Listeriosis <strong>in</strong> sheep: The presence <strong>of</strong> Listeriosis <strong>in</strong> sheep was associated with<br />

<strong>an</strong> <strong>in</strong>creased risk <strong>of</strong> disease (OR 3.86, CL 1.57-9.44) (Table 4. 1).<br />

Maize silage feed<strong>in</strong>g: Feed<strong>in</strong>g maize silage (OR 2.7, CL 1.25-3.43) was associated with<br />

<strong>an</strong> <strong>in</strong>creased risk <strong>of</strong> report<strong>in</strong>g cl<strong>in</strong>ical Listeriosis <strong>in</strong> <strong>dairy</strong> <strong>cattle</strong> (Table 4. 1).<br />

Vacc<strong>in</strong>ation aga<strong>in</strong>st Leptospirosis: Vacc<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g <strong>an</strong>imals aga<strong>in</strong>st Leptospirosis was<br />

associated with <strong>an</strong> <strong>in</strong>creased risk <strong>of</strong> report<strong>in</strong>g cl<strong>in</strong>ical Listeriosis <strong>in</strong> <strong>dairy</strong> <strong>cattle</strong> (OR 1.7,<br />

CL 1.0-2.9) (Table 4. 1).

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