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Table 6 Anaplasma infection rates with respect to genders, ages, and feeding patterns

From: Molecular surveillance and genetic diversity of Anaplasma spp. in cattle (Bos taurus) and goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) from Hainan island/province, China

Animal

Parametrs

Categories

N

Positive

P%(SE)

Wald

OR(95% CI)

P-value

Goat

Gender

Female

609

37

8.2

   

Male

122

183

30.1(0.3)

1.8

0.7(0.4–1.2)

0.176

Age group

< 1. 5 years

195

39

20.0

40.3

1

0.000

1.5 to 3 years

252

76

30.2(0.2)

16.1

2.6(1.6–4.1)

0.000

> 3 years

284

105

36.8(0.3)

40.2

5.3(3.2–8.9)

0.000

Feeding system

Intensive rearing system

341

65

19.1

   

Free-range rearing system

390

155

39.7(0.2)

57.8

4.3(3.0–6.3)

0.000

Cattle

Gender

Female

155

23

14.8

   

Male

21

3

14.3

   

Age group

< 3 years

63

9

15.9

   

3 to 6 years

86

13

15.1

   

> 6 years

27

3

11.1

   

Feeding mode

Intensive rearing system

15

11

9.3

 

1

 

Free-range rearing system

161

15

73.3(0.7)

25.2

28.4(7.7–104.9)

0.000