Table 3. The final multivariate logistic regression model for risk factors associated with BoHV-1infection.
Predictor | Level | OR1 (95% CI2) | p-value3 |
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Environmental factors | |||
Season | Autumn | Ref | 0.000** |
Winter | 5.9 (2.22–16.16) | ||
Spring | 2.5 (0.78–8.0) | ||
Summer | 0.6 (0.14–2.55) | ||
Animal factors | |||
Age | Adults | Ref | 0.000** |
Pre-weaned | 0.23 (0.03–1.48) | ||
Weaned | 4.41 (0.7–27.6) | ||
Yearling | 1.48 (0.47–4.6) | ||
Breed | Holstein | Ref | 0.02* |
Buffalo | 7.27 (1.43–26.9) | ||
Holstein cross | 0.68 (0.17–2.7) | ||
Native | 0.28 (0.05–1.6) | ||
Management factors | |||
Stall type | Tie stalls | Ref | 0.03* |
Free stalls | 3.7 (1.11–12.35) | ||
History of respiratory illness | Present | Ref | 0.000** |
Absent | 0.027 (0.006–0.04) |
1OR: Odds ratio; 2CI, confidence interval (95%); 3p-value < 0.05 were considered significant. *p-value < 0.05 were considered significant; **p-value < 0.01 were considered highly significant.