Table 3.
Summary of farming parameters based on answers in the questionnaire and farm serostatus.
| Farm variable | Variable level | Count of seropositive farms | % seropositive farms | n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of production | Rearing | 1 | 25.0 | 4 | |
| Beef | 3 | 42.9 | 7 | ||
| Dairy | 6 | 12.8 | 47 | ||
| Dairy and rearing | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Dairy and beef | 5 | 18.5 | 27 | ||
| Dairy and rearing and beef | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Restocking | Rearing of replacement heifers + Buying-in | 6 | 30.0 | 20 | |
| Rearing of replacement heifers | 5 | 9.8 | 51 | ||
| Buying-in | 5 | 33.3 | 15 | ||
| na | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Herd size | Large (>32 animals) | 3 | 10.3 | 29 | |
| Medium (23–32 animals) | 6 | 21.4 | 28 | ||
| Small (<23 animals) | 7 | 23.3 | 30 | ||
| Housing | Stable + pen | 2 | 28.6 | 7 | |
| Stable + pen + pasture | 7 | 14.6 | 48 | ||
| Stable + pasture | 7 | 21.9 | 32 | ||
| Alpine summer grazing | Yes | 5 | 16.1 | 31 | |
| No | 3 | 10.0 | 30 | ||
| Yes, a part of the herd | 6 | 27.3 | 22 | ||
| na | 2 | 50.0 | 4 | ||
| Water source | Ground water | 8 | 21.6 | 37 | |
| Ground water + pond | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Tap water | 7 | 17.5 | 40 | ||
| Tap + ground water | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Tap + ground water + pond | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Feeding | Pasture/cut grass | No | 1 | 50.0 | 2 |
| Yes | 15 | 17.7 | 85 | ||
| Hay | No | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | |
| Yes | 15 | 17.4 | 86 | ||
| Grass silage | No | 6 | 23.1 | 26 | |
| Yes | 10 | 16.4 | 61 | ||
| Corn silage | No | 10 | 24.4 | 41 | |
| Yes | 6 | 13.0 | 46 | ||
| Concentrated feed | No | 7 | 36.8 | 19 | |
| Yes | 9 | 13.2 | 68 | ||
| % pasture in whole feed | < 25% | 2 | 10.5 | 19 | |
| >50% | 6 | 18.8 | 32 | ||
| 25–50% | 8 | 22.9 | 35 | ||
| Feed storage | Closed | 9 | 17.0 | 53 | |
| Open | 7 | 20.6 | 34 | ||
| History of abortion | No | 3 | 13.6 | 22 | |
| Yes | 12 | 20.0 | 60 | ||
| Don't know | 1 | 20.0 | 5 | ||
| If yes, how many | < 5 | 8 | 22.9 | 35 | |
| 5 or more | 3 | 18.8 | 16 | ||
| Don't know | 1 | 11.1 | 9 | ||
| If yes, diagnostics performed | No | 9 | 23.1 | 39 | |
| Yes | 3 | 14.3 | 21 | ||
| If diagnostics yes, | N. caninum | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | |
| what was the cause | Not N. caninum | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | |
| Don't know | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Dog ownership | No | 7 | 18.4 | 38 | |
| Yes | 9 | 18.4 | 49 | ||
| Dogs access to stable | No | 7 | 15.9 | 44 | |
| Yes | 9 | 20.9 | 43 | ||
| Dog food | Canned/dry dog food | ||||
| No | 7 | 17.5 | 40 | ||
| Yes | 9 | 19.2 | 47 | ||
| Leftovers | |||||
| No | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 15 | 17.4 | 86 | ||
| Raw meat | |||||
| No | 6 | 23.1 | 26 | ||
| Yes | 10 | 16.4 | 61 | ||
| Dog hunts mice/birds | |||||
| No | 16 | 19.5 | 82 | ||
| Yes | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | ||
| Problems with rodents | No | 8 | 13.1 | 61 | |
| Yes | 8 | 30.8 | 26 | ||
| Other animal species present | No | 5 | 35.7 | 14 | |
| Yes | 11 | 15.1 | 73 |
Some variables were pooled because of low counts.