| Mean age of farmer, y |
41.3 |
46.6 |
45.1 |
0.96 (0.88–1.10) |
| Farmer education, some high school or above, no. (%); reference = some high school or below |
1 (25) |
5 (50) |
6 (43) |
0.33 (0.03–4.40) |
Mean time farming, y (range)
|
10.8 (5–17)
|
9.3 (2–17)
|
9.7 (2–17)
|
1.1 (0.83–1.37)
|
| Mean size of farm, acres (range) |
15.3 (2–45) |
27.4 (3–170) |
23.9 (2–170) |
0.99 (0.95–1.03) |
| No. deer on farm, mean (range) |
69.8 (13–159) |
75.8 (16–230) |
74.1 (13–230) |
0.99 (0.98–1.02) |
| No. deer/acre in smallest pen, mean (range) |
34.7 (10.7–90.9) |
36.8 (8–89.3) |
36.2 (8–90.0) |
0.99 (0.96–1.04) |
No. deer brought onto farm annually, mean
|
1.25
|
3.0
|
2.5
|
0.67 (0.23–1.92)
|
| Farms reporting deer vaccination, no. (%) |
4 (100) |
7 (70) |
11 (79) |
0.78 (0.06–10.86) |
Farms reporting deer vaccinated against rabies, no. (%)
|
4 (100)
|
0
|
4 (28)
|
Not calculated
|
| Farms reporting feeding method, no (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Trough |
4 (100) |
9 (90) |
13 (93) |
Not calculated |
| Bottle |
2 (50) |
9 (90) |
11 (79) |
0.11 (0.01–1.91) |
Tube feeder
|
1 (25)
|
3 (30)
|
4 (29)
|
0.78 (0.06–10.86)
|
Farms reporting use of sweet feed, no. (%)
|
3 (75)
|
7 (70)
|
10 (71)
|
1.29 (0.09–17.95)
|
| Farms reporting deer contact with rabies reservoir species, no. (%) |
|
|
|
| Skunks |
2 (50) |
4 (40) |
6 (43) |
1.5 (0.15–15.46) |
| Raccoons |
2 (50) |
3 (30) |
5 (36) |
2.3 (0.22–25.25) |
| Foxes |
0 |
1 (10) |
1 (7) |
Not calculated |
