Table 2. Results of models including only a single circle or annulus with the aim of investigating associations between herd-breakdowns and the number of badgers culled within the RBCT within the previous year, while adjusting for confirmed herd breakdowns and other herd-levels covariates.
Odds ratio (95% confidence interval); p-value | |||
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Variable | <1km* | 1-3km | 3-5km |
Number of badgers culled in the previous year | 1.28 (1.14–1.44); <0.001 | 1.45 (1.27–1.66); <0.001 | 1.46 (1.27–1.69); <0.001 |
Number of confirmed herd breakdowns in the previous year. | 1.24 (0.96–1.60); 0.097 | 0.84 (0.57–1.25); 0.402 | 0.71 (0.46–1.10); 0.131 |
Dairy herd | 1.98 (1.08–3.72); 0.030 | 2.31 (1.23–4.35); 0.009 | 2.46 (1.29–4.72); 0.007 |
Herd size | 0.97 (0.86–1.10); 0.642 | 0.95 (0.85–1.09); 0.538 | 0.96 (0.85–1.08); 0.509 |
Farm area | 23.57 (7.66–68.07); <0.001 | 21.14 (6.88–64.99); <0.001 | 31.03 (9.51–101.23); <0.001 |
Confirmed historic incidence | 0.94 (0.51–1.74); 0.844 | 0.87 (0.44–1.71); 0.681 | 0.79 (0.40–1.54); 0.477 |
Number of tested, unrestricted herds in the previous year | 0.83 (0.65–1.06); 0.131 | 0.80 (0.58–1.11); 0.187 | 0.87 (0.64–1.20); 0.403 |
Negative log likelihood | 103.63 | 97.75 | 100.54 |
Degrees of freedom | 213 | 213 | 213 |
*These results were previously published by Vial and Donnelly (2012) in Table 2.