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an epidemiological study of listeriosis in dairy cattle

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

fed<br />

ad libitum<br />

on the floor<br />

<strong>in</strong> r<strong>in</strong>g feeders<br />

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

housed<br />

cubicles<br />

used<br />

type <strong>of</strong> bedd<strong>in</strong>g<br />

sawdust<br />

straw<br />

General<br />

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

1) Overall cases:<br />

number <strong>of</strong> cuts<br />

type <strong>of</strong> harvester<br />

mower conditioner<br />

wilt<strong>in</strong>g<br />

use <strong>of</strong> bedd<strong>in</strong>g<br />

add<strong>in</strong>g bedd<strong>in</strong>g<br />

remov<strong>in</strong>g bedd<strong>in</strong>g<br />

cle<strong>an</strong><strong>in</strong>g out<br />

loose yard<br />

used<br />

type <strong>of</strong> bedd<strong>in</strong>g<br />

pasture 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 />

storage<br />

big bale<br />

storage <strong>of</strong> big bale<br />

outside uncovered<br />

sawdust<br />

straw<br />

use <strong>of</strong> bedd<strong>in</strong>g<br />

add<strong>in</strong>g bedd<strong>in</strong>g<br />

remov<strong>in</strong>g bedd<strong>in</strong>g<br />

cle<strong>an</strong><strong>in</strong>g out<br />

other houses<br />

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

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

sheep<br />

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

Leptospirosis<br />

clamp use<br />

separate clamp<br />

seal<strong>in</strong>g clamp<br />

forage <strong>an</strong>alysis<br />

pH <strong>of</strong> Clamp 1<br />

dung disposal<br />

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

slurry<br />

storage<br />

not stored<br />

Lung worm<br />

mole hills<br />

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

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

After adjust<strong>in</strong>g for possible confounders, 9 variables were found to be associated<br />

with either <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g or decreas<strong>in</strong>g risk <strong>of</strong> report<strong>in</strong>g <strong>listeriosis</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>dairy</strong> <strong>cattle</strong>.<br />

Cases <strong>of</strong> Listeriosis <strong>in</strong> beef <strong>cattle</strong>: The presence <strong>of</strong> Listeriosis <strong>in</strong> beef <strong>cattle</strong> was<br />

associated with <strong>an</strong> <strong>in</strong>creased risk <strong>of</strong> the disease, OR 23.5 (CL 5.5-100) (Table 4. 2).<br />

Cases <strong>of</strong> Listeriosis <strong>in</strong> sheep: Listeriosis <strong>in</strong> sheep was associated with <strong>an</strong> <strong>in</strong>creased risk<br />

<strong>of</strong> disease (OR 2.9, CL 1.0-8.2) (Table 4. 2).

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