Research Article

Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Haemonchus contortus in Sheep Slaughtered at Bahir Dar Municipal Abattoir, Ethiopia

Table 1

The overall prevalence and the association of predictors of haemonchosis in sheep at Bahir Dar municipal abattoir.

PredictorsCategoriesNumber examined (%)Number positive (%)df value

SexMale197 (52.12)46 (23.35)1<0.001
Female181 (47.88)84 (46.41)

AgeYoung180 (47.62)78 (43.33)1<0.001
Adult198 (52.38)52 (26.26)

OriginAdet96 (25.40)38 (39.58)20.386
Este164 (43.39)56 (34.15)
D. Tabor118 (31.22)36 (30.54)

: chi-square value; df: degree of freedom. Statistical significance.