Table 4.
Results of a multivariable logistic regression analysis investigating animal health management practices (monitoring and attitudes toward disease as dependent variables) of 746 smallholders keeping cattle and sheep participating in a cross-sectional study in Australia in 2013–2015 (Only significant associations are shown).
| Practice | Producers | %* | B | SE | Odds ratio | 95% CI | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOW OFTEN DO YOU INSPECT YOUR LIVESTOCK? CATTLE (DAILY INSPECTION vs. OTHERS) | |||||||
| Gender | 0.035 | ||||||
| Male | 235 | 59.2 | 0 | 1.00 | |||
| Female | 130 | 70.3 | 0.45 | 0.22 | 1.57 | 1.1–2.4 | |
| Property hectares | <0.001 | ||||||
| <10 | 104 | 72.2 | 0 | 1.00 | |||
| 10–29 | 128 | 66.7 | −0.23 | 0.26 | 0.80 | 0.5–1.3 | |
| 30–79 | 115 | 56.1 | −0.65 | 0.25 | 0.52 | 0.3–0.8 | |
| ≥80 | 20 | 40.8 | −1.45 | 0.36 | 0.23 | 0.1–0.5 | |
| Horses in the property | 0.038 | ||||||
| No | 401 | 78.9 | 0 | 1.00 | |||
| Yes | 143 | 60.3 | 0.44 | 0.21 | 1.55 | 1.0–2.4 | |
| Years owning livestock | 0.011 | ||||||
| 1–5 | 41 | 48.8 | 0 | 1.00 | |||
| 6–15 | 95 | 61.7 | 0.62 | 0.30 | 1.85 | 1.0–3.3 | |
| 16–29 | 69 | 59.5 | 0.54 | 0.32 | 1.71 | 0.9–3.2 | |
| ≥30 | 158 | 68.1 | 1.00 | 0.30 | 2.72 | 1.5–4.9 | |
| ACTION AFTER IDENTIFYING UNUSUAL SIGNS OF DISEASE (NEVER CONTACT-GOVERNMENT AGENCY) | |||||||
| Property hectares | 0.023 | ||||||
| <10 | 89 | 58.6 | 0 | 1.00 | |||
| 10–29 | 82 | 48.8 | 0.35 | 0.23 | 1.42 | 0.9–2.2 | |
| 30–79 | 67 | 41.4 | 0.74 | 0.24 | 2.09 | 1.3–3.4 | |
| ≥80 | 15 | 40.5 | 0.52 | 0.39 | 1.69 | 0.8–3.6 | |
| Years keeping livestock | 0.016 | ||||||
| 1–5 | 40 | 47.1 | 0.67 | 0.29 | 1.95 | 1.1–3.5 | |
| 6–15 | 85 | 59.9 | 0 | 1.00 | |||
| 16–29 | 45 | 43.7 | 0.62 | 0.27 | 1.85 | 1.1–3.2 | |
| ≥30 | 80 | 43.2 | 0.73 | 0.25 | 2.08 | 1.3–3.4 | |
*
Proportion of producers within each row conducting the specific practice investigated in the model (denominators not provided).