Table 2. Status of animal level parameters in 1865 cattle in five districts of Bangladesh.
| Parameters | Animal (N = 1865) n (N) |
% |
|---|---|---|
| SICTT | ||
| Positive | 210 (1865) | 11.3 |
| Negative | 1523 (1865) | 81.7 |
| Inconclusive | 132 (1865) | 7.1 |
| Sex of animal | ||
| Male | 305 (1865) | 16.4 |
| Female | 1560 (1865) | 83.6 |
| Age group | ||
| ≤1 year | 284 (1865) | 15.2 |
| 1–3 years | 666 (1865) | 35.7 |
| 3–6 years | 458 (1865) | 24.6 |
| More than 6 years | 457 (1865) | 24.5 |
| Source of animal | ||
| Bought | 794 (1865) | 42.6 |
| Farm | 1071(1865) | 57.4 |
| Breed | ||
| Holstein Friesian cross | 1541 (1865) | 82.6 |
| Local | 117 (1865) | 6.3 |
| Other cross (Jersey/Brahman) | 83 (1865) | 4.5 |
| Shahiwal cross | 124 (1865) | 6.7 |
| Weight in Kg | ||
| 1–100 | 211 (1865) | 11.3 |
| 100–200 | 287 (1865) | 15.4 |
| 200–400 | 834 (1865) | 44.7 |
| 400–500 | 458 (1865) | 24.6 |
| >500 | 75 (1865) | 4 |
| Milking status | ||
| Yes | 967 (1331) | 72.7 |
| No | 364 (1331) | 27.3 |
| Pregnancy status | ||
| Yes | 708 (1420) | 49.9 |
| No | 712 (1420) | 50.10 |
| Parity | ||
| 1–2 | 346 (967) | 35.8 |
| 3–5 | 527 (967) | 54.5 |
| 5+ | 94 (967) | 9.8 |
| BCS | ||
| Poor (BCS:0–3) | 48 (1865) | 2.6 |
| Good (BCS:>6) | 1239 (1865) | 66.4 |
| Medium (BCS:4–6) | 578 (1865) | 31 |