Table 2.
Cross-tabulation of age, pregnancy status, and dominant breed by serological status for antibodies to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) and Neospora caninum (NC), stratified by agroecological region (n = 2991 adult cowsa)
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| Agroecological region | Factor | Level of factor | (+) | (−) | (+) | (−) |
| Montane | Age | < 48 months | 0 | 25 | 3 | 22 |
| 48 to < 60 months | 0 | 36 | 2 | 34 | ||
| 60 to < 72 months | 1 | 31 | 0 | 32 | ||
| ≥ 72 months | 0 | 87 | 7 | 80 | ||
| Pregnant | Not tested | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pregnant | 1 | 163 | 11 | 153 | ||
| Open | 0 | 16 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Breed | Not recorded | 1 | 36 | 5 | 32 | |
| Angus | 0 | 50 | 2 | 48 | ||
| Charolais | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Hereford | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | ||
| Limousin | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Otherb | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Red Angus | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Simmental | 0 | 32 | 3 | 29 | ||
| Boreal forest | Age | < 48 months | 1 | 74 | 9 | 75 |
| 48 to < 60 months | 2 | 158 | 29 | 160 | ||
| 60 to < 72 months | 2 | 143 | 16 | 145 | ||
| ≥ 72 months | 9 | 538 | 85 | 547 | ||
| Pregnant | Not tested | 7 | 374 | 71 | 310 | |
| Pregnant | 7 | 503 | 62 | 448 | ||
| Open | 0 | 36 | 6 | 30 | ||
| Breed | Not recorded | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | |
| Angus | 2 | 146 | 15 | 133 | ||
| Charolais | 3 | 153 | 28 | 128 | ||
| Hereford | 1 | 126 | 10 | 117 | ||
| Limousin | 0 | 29 | 11 | 18 | ||
| Otherb | 4 | 158 | 20 | 142 | ||
| Red Angus | 1 | 25 | 6 | 20 | ||
| Simmental | 3 | 265 | 48 | 220 | ||
| Parkland | Age | < 48 months | 1 | 265 | 26 | 266 |
| 48 to < 60 months | 2 | 196 | 14 | 198 | ||
| 60 to < 72 months | 3 | 198 | 20 | 201 | ||
| ≥ 72 months | 9 | 610 | 61 | 619 | ||
| Pregnant | Not tested | 0 | 243 | 26 | 217 | |
| Pregnant | 14 | 951 | 84 | 881 | ||
| Open | 1 | 75 | 11 | 65 | ||
| Breed | Not recorded | 2 | 60 | 10 | 52 | |
| Angus | 1 | 245 | 18 | 228 | ||
| Charolais | 4 | 270 | 27 | 247 | ||
| Hereford | 1 | 81 | 6 | 76 | ||
| Limousin | 1 | 66 | 5 | 62 | ||
| Otherb | 1 | 94 | 10 | 85 | ||
| Red Angus | 1 | 94 | 3 | 92 | ||
| Simmental | 4 | 359 | 42 | 321 | ||
| Grassland | Age | < 48 months | 0 | 36 | 2 | 36 |
| 48 to < 60 months | 0 | 103 | 4 | 103 | ||
| 60 to < 72 months | 0 | 73 | 4 | 73 | ||
| ≥ 72 months | 1 | 388 | 17 | 388 | ||
| Pregnant | Not tested | 0 | 90 | 2 | 88 | |
| Pregnant | 1 | 468 | 20 | 449 | ||
| Open | 0 | 41 | 5 | 36 | ||
| Breed | Not recorded | 0 | 30 | 4 | 26 | |
| Angus | 0 | 107 | 3 | 104 | ||
| Charolais | 1 | 95 | 7 | 89 | ||
| Hereford | 0 | 156 | 3 | 153 | ||
| Limousin | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | ||
| Otherb | 0 | 38 | 4 | 34 | ||
| Red Angus | 0 | 117 | 3 | 114 | ||
| Simmental | 0 | 31 | 3 | 28 | ||
a
Bulls were excluded from this table; incomplete information was available on 2 cows
b
Other recognized breeds comprised those representing less than 100 cows: Beef Booster (n = 37), Blonde d’Aquitane (n = 4), Chianina (n = 1), Gelbvieh (n = 49), Holstein (n = 3), Jersey (n = 4), Longhorn (n = 1), Maine Anjou (n = 18), Murray Grey (n = 57), Pinzgauer (n = 1), Saler (n = 72), Shorthorn (n = 31), and Tarantais (n = 22)