Research Article

Isolation and Characterization of Coronavirus and Rotavirus Associated with Calves in Central Part of Oromia, Ethiopia

Table 2

Frequency distribution of bovine coronavirus (BCoR) and bovine rotavirus (BRoV).

FactorsLevelBCoVBRoV
N−ve+ve−ve+ve

LocationBishoftu60600 (0%)582 (3.3%)
Addis Ababa1231221 (0.8%)1203 (2.4%)
Sebeta25250 (0%)241 (4%)
Holeta37370 (0%)370 (0%)

Clinical statusDiarrheic83821 (1.2%)776 (7.2%)
Nondiarrheic1621620 (0%)1620 (0%)

BreedCross24240 (0%)231 (4.2%)
Local72720 (0%)702 (2.8%)
Exotic1491481 (0.7%)1463 (2%)

SexMale81801 (1.2%)765 (6.2%)
Female1641640 (0%)1631 (0.6)

Age1st week1001000 (0%)964 (4%)
2nd week1061051 (0.9%)1042 (1.9%)
3rd week18180 (0%)180 (0%)
4th week21210 (0%)210 (0%)

Floor of the calves’ areaConcrete1811801 (0.6%)1774 (2.2%)
Brick58580 (0%)562 (3.4%)
Muddy660 (0%)60 (0%)

First-time colostrum feeding after birthWithin 30 minutes1321320 (0%)1311 (0.8%)
Within 2 hours1031031 (1%)985 (4.9%)
Within 2–6 hours10100 (0%)100 (0%)

Separation of calves from damImmediately after birth29290 (0%)272 (6.9%)
<24 hours71710 (0%)710 (0%)
>24 hours1451441 (0.7%)1414 (2.8%)

Total2452441 (0.4%)2396 (2.4%)

BCoV, bovine coronavirus; BRoV, bovine rotavirus; N, number; −ve, negative; +ve, positive; (%) represents the percentage of the total number of cases; indicates the total of each parameter.