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an epidemiological study of listeriosis in dairy cattle

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Abbreviations:<br />

n<br />

number <strong>of</strong> <strong>an</strong>imals,<br />

R<br />

reference category,<br />

X X 2 for trend,<br />

Outcome variable be<strong>in</strong>g “overall” cases<br />

Y number <strong>of</strong> farmers report<strong>in</strong>g cases,<br />

N number <strong>of</strong> farm not report<strong>in</strong>g cases,<br />

OR, (95% CL) Odds Ratio with 95% confidence limit,<br />

*statistically signific<strong>an</strong>t,<br />

M medi<strong>an</strong>,<br />

IR, <strong>in</strong>terquartale r<strong>an</strong>ge,<br />

NF number <strong>of</strong> farms.<br />

Herd size: Milk<strong>in</strong>g cows<br />

June 1995 July 1994<br />

Herd Size n Y N OR p Y N OR p<br />

100 31 141 3.26

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