Table 3 Summary of characteristics of dairy farms in the study area
From: Brucellosis in the Addis Ababa dairy cattle: the myths and the realities
Variables | Herd size | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Small (n = 103) Frequency (%) | Medium (n = 17) Frequency (%) | Large (n = 7) Frequency (%) | |
Reproductive problems | |||
Yes | 44 (42.7) | 12 (70.6) | 5 (71.4) |
No | 59 (57.3) | 5 (29.4) | 2 (28.6) |
Service type | |||
AI | 71 (69) | 9 (53) | 5 (71.4) |
Bull Both | 9 (8.7) 23 (22.3) | 4 (23.5) 4 (23.5) | 0 (0) 2 (28.6) |
Replacement stock | |||
Raised own | 31 (30.1) | 8 (47) | 5 (71.4) |
Purchased Both | 5 (4.9) 67 (65) | 1 (6) 8 (47) | 0 (0) 2 (28.6) |
Parturition pen | |||
Yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (28.6) |
No | 103 (100) | 17 (100) | 5 (71.4) |
Cleaning pen after parturition | |||
Flushed with tap water | 101 (97) | 17 (100) | 7 (100) |
Flushed with water and disinfect | 2 (3) | 0(0) | 0 (0) |
Separate pen for aborted cow | |||
Yes | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (14.3) |
No | 102 (99) | 17 (100) | 6 (85.7) |
Feed and water supply | |||
Own | 50 (48.5) | 7 (41.2) | 6 (85.7) |
Communal | 5 (4.9) | 4 (23.5) | 0 (0) |
Both | 48 (46.6) | 6 (35.3) | 1 (14.3) |
Culling criteria | |||
Reproductive problem | 57 (55.3) | 6 (35.3) | 4 (57.1) |
Logistics | 7 (6.8) | 3 (17.7) | 0 (0) |
Age | 39 (37.9) | 8 (47) | 3 (42.9) |
Contact with other spp. a | |||
Yes | 12 (11.6) | 4 (23.5) | 2 (28.6) |
No | 91 (88.4) | 13 (76.5) | 5 (71.4) |