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Table 3 Animal-level prevalence of Campylobacter fetus in bulls in three northern states of Nigeria by management system, age and breed, adjusted for sampling weights and test sensitivity and specificity

From: Prevalence of bovine genital campylobacteriosis and trichomonosis of bulls in northern Nigeria

Variable

n

% positive

95% CI

Management system

   

  Zero-grazing

68

17.6

12.6, 23.9

  Commercial

31

24.7

9.9, 50.1

  Agro-pastoral

347

13.5

8.4, 21.0

  Pastoral

156

22.2

14.8, 32.0

Age

   

  <4 years

23

8.8

1.6, 36.2

  4-5 years

339

13.6a

10.4, 17.7

  5-7 years

200

18.7

12.1, 27.9

  >7 years

30

33.4b

16.6, 56.3

Breed

   

  Bunaji

344

11.5c

8.1, 16.1

  Gudali

149

28.8d

19.8, 39.9

  Bos taurus

28

17.8

5.2, 46.7

  B. taurus × B. indicus

31

18.1

3.5, 58.6

  Other B. indicus

50

16.4

7.3, 32.9

  1. ab,cdValues with different superscripts differ significantly (ab: P = 0.02; cd: P < 0.01).