Table 3. Mortality and survival rates according to enteropathogen, age, farm type, sex, and season categories in calves with diarrhea.
| Variables | Survived | Died | NR | χ2 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteropathogens | 16.871 | 0.390 | ||||
| ETEC K99+ (n = 23) | 56.5 (13/23) | 43.5 (10/23) | 0.0 (0/23) | |||
| Cryptosporidium spp. (n = 22) | 63.6 (14/22) | 31.8 (7/22) | 4.5 (1/22) | |||
| BRV (n = 3) | 66.7 (2/3) | 33.3 (1/3) | 0.0 (0/3) | |||
| BRV + BCoV (n = 15) | 60.0 (9/15) | 40.0 (6/15) | 0.0 (0/15) | |||
| Cryptosporidium spp. + BRV (n = 4) | 50.0 (2/4) | 25.0 (1/4) | 25.0 (1/4) | |||
| BRV + Cryptosporidium spp. + ETEC K99+ (n = 1) | 0.0 (0/1) | 100.0 (1/1) | 0.0 (0/1) | |||
| Cryptosporidium spp. + ETEC K99+ (n = 1) | 100.0 (1/1) | 0.0 (0/1) | 0.0 (0/1) | |||
| Undiagnosed (n = 20) | 40.0 (8/20) | 60.0 (12/20) | 0.0 (0/20) | |||
| Age | 5.267 | 0.719 | ||||
| 0–7 days (n = 49) | 57.1 (28/49) | 40.8 (20/49) | 2.0 (1/49) | |||
| 8–14 days (n = 23) | 56.5 (13/23) | 43.5 (10/23) | 0.0 (0/23) | |||
| 15–21 days (n = 16) | 50.0 (8/16) | 43.8 (7/16) | 6.3 (1/16) | |||
| 22–30 days (n = 1) | 0.0 (0/1) | 100.0 (1/1) | 0.0 (0/1) | |||
| Sex | 3.544 | 0.123 | ||||
| Male (n = 45) | 46.7 (21/45) | 48.9 (22/45) | 4.4 (2/45) | |||
| Female (n = 44) | 63.6 (28/44) | 36.4 (16/44) | 0.0 (0/44) | |||
| Seasons | 5.271 | 0.236 | ||||
| Winter (n = 43) | 58.14 (25/43) | 39.53 (17/43) | 2.33 (1/43) | |||
| Spring (n = 46) | 54.35 (25/46) | 43.48 (20/46) | 2.17 (1/46) | |||
| Farm type | 3.169 | 0.255 | ||||
| Traditional (n = 84) | 57.1 (48/84) | 40.5 (34/84) | 2.4 (2/84) | |||
| Modern (n = 5) | 20.0 (1/5) | 80.0 (4/5) | 0.0 (0/5) | |||
Data were expressed as % positive (number of positive/number of total cases), undiagnosed, those are not positive for ETEC K99+, BRV, BCoV, Cryptosporidium spp., and Giardia spp.
NR, not reachable; ETEC, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; BRV, bovine rotavirus; BCoV, bovine coronavirus.