Table 2.
Association of studied epidemiological parameters of Sahiwal breed cattle collected from District Layyah with the prevalence of Anaplasma centrale. Prevalence (%) of Anaplasma centrale is given in parenthesis. P –values indicate the results of Fischer test calculated for each studied parameter
| Parameters | A centrale + ive samples collected during spring | P value | A centrale + ive samples collected during summer | P value | A centrale + ive samples collected during autumn | P value | A centrale + ive samples collected duringwinter | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex |
Male | 9/13 (69%) | 0.2 | # | # | 1/14 (7%) | 0.4 | 0/19 (0%) | 0.5 |
| Female | 31/62 (50%) | # | 11/61 (18%) | 3/56 (5%) | |||||
| Water resource | Pump | 38/73 (52%) | 0.4 | # | # | 9/57 (16%) | 1 | 0/63 (0%) | 0.003* |
| Pool | 2/2 (100%) | # | 3/18 (17%) | 3/12 (25%) | |||||
| Tick load | Yes | 32/63 (51%) | 0.3 | # | # | 8/70 (11%) | 0.001** | 3/70 (4%) | 1 |
| No | 8/12 (67%) | # | 4/5 (80%) | 0/5 (0%) | |||||
| Other dairy animals at farm | Yes | 36/68 (53%) | 1 | # | # | 11/61 (18%) | 0.4 | 3/48 (6%) | 0.5 |
| No | 4/7 (57%) | # | 1/14 (7%) | 0/27 (0%) | |||||
| Dogs at farm | Yes | 29/44 (66%) | 0.01* | # | # | 8/68 (12%) | 0.01* | 3/50 (6%) | 0.5 |
| No | 11/31 (35%) | # | 4/7 (57%) | 0/25 (0%) | |||||
| Tick load on dogs | Yes | 22/34 (65%) | 0.1 | # | # | 8/68 (12%) | 0.01* | 3/38 (8%) | 0.2 |
| No | 18/41(44%) | # | 4/7 (57%) | 0/37 (0%) | |||||
P > 0.05 = Non significant; P < 0.05 = Least significant (*); P < 0.01 = Significant (**); P < 0.001 = Highly significant (***)
# Statistical analysis was not possible