Prevalence of Lameness in Dairy Cows and Associated Risk Factors at Hawassa Town Dairy Farms, Ethiopia

Table 4

Multivariable logistic regression analysis of potential risk factors for the occurrence of lameness in Hawassa city dairy farms.

Risk factors	Level of factors	Presence of lameness		AOR	95% CI	value
		Yes	No
Milk yield	None	9 (3.3%)	266 (96.7%)	—	—	—
	4 litre	5 (11.6%)	38 (88.4%)	0.230	0.060–0.888	0.033
	4–8 litre	14 (17.9%)	64 (82.1%)	0.147	0.045–0.480	0.001
	8–16 litre	13 (37.1%)	22 (62.9%)	0.051	0.015–0.175	<0.001
	>16 litre	4 (44.4%)	5 (55.6%)	0.038	0.006–0.230	<0.001
Lactation stage	Nonlactating	9 (3.3%)	266 (96.7%)	—	—	—
	<2 months	7 (16.3%)	36 (83.7%)	0.065	0.012–0.352	0.002
	2–6 months	16 (29.6%)	38 (70.4%)	0.028	0.006–0.135	<0.001
	6–9 months	6 (17.1%)	29 (82.9%)	0.056	0.011–0.290	0.001
	>9 months	7 (21.2%)	26 (78.8%)	0.038	0.006–0.230	<0.001