Table 2.
Seroprevalence of brucellosis in goats according to sex, age, breed, source and location
| Brucella infection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Positive (n)% | Negative (n)% | p-value |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 16 | 1082 | 0.002 |
| Female | 58 | 1671 | |
| Age | |||
| Adult | 13 | 1991 | <0.0001 |
| Young adult | 61 | 762 | |
| Breed | |||
| Red Sokoto | 52 | 1824 | 0.369 |
| West African Dwarf | 18 | 641 | |
| **Others | 4 | 288 | |
| Source | |||
| Abattoir | 70 | 2335 | 0.020 |
| Herds | 4 | 418 | |
| Location | |||
| Oyo State | 13 | 2142 | <0.0001 |
| Benue State | 57 | 274 | |
| Borno State | 4 | 191 | |
| Sokoto State | 0 | 146 | |
| Total | 74 | 2753 | |
**
Sahel and Kaduna Red breeds were grouped into others for statistical analysis because they contained cells whose numbers were less than 5