Research Article
Prevalence of Lameness in Dairy Cows and Associated Risk Factors at Hawassa Town Dairy Farms, Ethiopia
Table 4
Multivariable logistic regression analysis of potential risk factors for the occurrence of lameness in Hawassa city dairy farms.
| Risk factors | Level of factors | Presence of lameness | AOR | 95% CI | value | Yes | No |
| Milk yield | None | 9 (3.3%) | 266 (96.7%) | — | — | — | 4 litre | 5 (11.6%) | 38 (88.4%) | 0.230 | 0.060–0.888 | 0.033 | 4–8 litre | 14 (17.9%) | 64 (82.1%) | 0.147 | 0.045–0.480 | 0.001 | 8–16 litre | 13 (37.1%) | 22 (62.9%) | 0.051 | 0.015–0.175 | <0.001 | >16 litre | 4 (44.4%) | 5 (55.6%) | 0.038 | 0.006–0.230 | <0.001 |
| Lactation stage | Nonlactating | 9 (3.3%) | 266 (96.7%) | — | — | — | <2 months | 7 (16.3%) | 36 (83.7%) | 0.065 | 0.012–0.352 | 0.002 | 2–6 months | 16 (29.6%) | 38 (70.4%) | 0.028 | 0.006–0.135 | <0.001 | 6–9 months | 6 (17.1%) | 29 (82.9%) | 0.056 | 0.011–0.290 | 0.001 | >9 months | 7 (21.2%) | 26 (78.8%) | 0.038 | 0.006–0.230 | <0.001 |
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