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Table 2 Incidence (incidence rate and risk rate) of crude calf morbidity and mortality and specific disease conditions

From: Calf morbidity, mortality, and management practices in dairy farms in Jimma City, Southwestern Ethiopia

Description

N

Calf day at risk

Calf 6 months at risk

Incidence

Incidence rate/6 calf months at risk (95%CI)

Risk rate %

Crude calf morbidity

53

17,469

97.05

0.55 (0.41,0.71)

42.07

Crude calf mortality

15

19,334

107.41

0.14 (0.08,0.23)

12.97

Diarrhea

16

19,237

106.87

0.15 (0.09, 0.09)

13.84

Pneumonia

10

19,259

106.99

0.09 (0.05,0.17)

8.97

Septicemia

7

19,304

107.24

0.06 (0.03,0.13)

6.29

Navel ill

3

19,293

107.18

0.03 (0.01, 0.08)

2.66

Sink diseases

7

19,265

107.02

0.06 (0.003, 0.13)

6.29

Miscellaneous

10

19,260

107

0.09 (0.005,0.17)

8.88

  1.  N= Number of cases, CI= confidence interval