Research Article
Prevalence, Isolation, Identification, and Risk Factors of Major Bacterial Cause of Camel Subclinical Mastitis
Table 1
Association of different risk factors with camel subclinical mastitis in Dubti district from September 2015 to August 2016.
| Risk factors | No. of she-camels examined | CMT | Number positive, (%) | OR [95% CI] | value | |
| Tick infestation | | | | | | Positive | 25 | 13 (52) | 5.91 [2.14-16.29] | 0.001 | 13.143 | Negative | 71 | 11 (15.49) | | | | Lesion | | | | | | Positive | 9 | 3 (33.4) | 1.57 [0.36-0.19] | 0.55 | 0.37 | Negative | 87 | 21 (24.13) | | | | Kebele | | | | | | Dubti | 32 | 8 (25) | 1 [0.38-2.66] | 1 | 0.00 | Logia | 64 | 16 (25) | | | | Stage of lactation | | | | | | Early | 30 | 7 (23.33) | 0.8 [0.35-1.85] | 0.6 | 1.43 | Mid | 62 | 17 (27.42) | | | | Late | 4 | 0 (0) | | | | Parity | | | | | | One | 6 | 3 (50) | 0.56 [0.28-1.13] | 0.11 | 2.82 | Two | 14 | 4 (28.57) | | | | >3 births | 76 | 59 (77.63) | | | | Herd size | | | | | | 1-10 | 24 | 6 (25) | 1.16 [0.62-2.16] | 0.64 | 0.69 | 11-20 | 42 | 9 (21.4) | | | | >21 | 30 | 9 (30) | | | |
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