Table 1 Host factor distribution of equine samples from Gauteng Province (South Africa) tested for Staphylococcus, 2007–2012

Breed

n^a

%^b

95% CI^c

n^a

%^b

95% CI^c

 American Saddler

39

3.8

2.8, 5.2

4

10.3

3.8, 24.6

 Arab

119

11.6

9.8, 13.7

8

6.7

3.4, 12.9

 Boerperd

37

3.6

2.6, 4.9

7

18.9

9.2, 35.0

 Crossbreed

39

3.8

2.8, 5.2

8

20.5

10.5, 36.2

 European warm blood

129

12.6

10.7, 14.7

23

17.8

12.1, 25.4

 Friesian

62

6.0

4.7, 7.7

2

3.2

0.8, 12.1

 Nooitgedachtpony

43

4.2

3.1, 5.6

5

11.6

4.9, 25.3

 South African warm blood

66

6.4

5.1, 8.1

1

1.5

0.2, 10.1

 Thoroughbred

275

26.8

24.2, 29.6

21

7.6

5.0, 11.4

 Welshpony

25

2.4

1.6, 3.6

3

12.0

3.8, 31.9

 Percheron

13

1.3

0.7, 2.2

0

0

-

 All other breeds

73

7.1

5.6, 8.9

6

8.2

3.1, 17.1

 Unspecified or missing

107

10.4

8.7, 12.4

35

32.7

24.0, 42.5

 Foal (< 1 year)

278

27.1

24.4, 29.9

58

20.9

16.2, 26.1

 Yearling (1–2 years)

83

8.1

6.5, 9.9

9

10.8

5.1, 19.6

 Filly or Colt (2–4 years)

146

14.2

12.1, 16.5

13

8.9

4.8, 14.7

 Adult (> 4 years)

520

50.6

47.5, 53.7

43

8.3

6.0, 11.0

 Males

499

48.6

45.5, 51.7

48

9.6

7.2, 12.6

 Females

434

42.2

39.2, 45.3

44

10.1

7.6, 13.4

 Unspecified or missing

94

9.2

7.5, 11.1

31

33.0

23.6, 43.4