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an epidemiological study of listeriosis in dairy cattle

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<strong>in</strong>creased risk <strong>of</strong> Listeriosis <strong>in</strong> milk<strong>in</strong>g cows <strong>an</strong>d <strong>in</strong> addition storage <strong>of</strong> big bale silage<br />

uncovered outside was associated with <strong>an</strong> <strong>in</strong>creased risk <strong>of</strong> disease (OR 2.0, CL 1.1-3.7)<br />

(Table 4. 3).<br />

When the same model was rerun exclud<strong>in</strong>g first herd size <strong>an</strong>d then herd size <strong>an</strong>d<br />

cases <strong>of</strong> <strong>listeriosis</strong> <strong>in</strong> beef <strong>cattle</strong> respectively, the same predictor variables were<br />

associated with <strong>an</strong> <strong>in</strong>creased risk <strong>of</strong> report<strong>in</strong>g Listeriosis <strong>in</strong> milk<strong>in</strong>g cow (Table 4. 3).<br />

Table 4. 3. The multivariate relationship between farm<strong>in</strong>g practices <strong>an</strong>d <strong>listeriosis</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong> milk<strong>in</strong>g cows.<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> observations=603 OR 95% CL p Value<br />

cases <strong>of</strong> Listeriosis <strong>in</strong> beef <strong>cattle</strong> 9.8 2.8-33.7

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