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Table 10 Assessment of association between respondent’s socio-demographic and farm characteristics with general biosecurity status

From: Assessment of biosecurity status in dairy cow farms

Variables

Categories

Number

Biosecurity compliance

Fisher’s exact value

p-value

Good (%)

Poor (%)

Gender

Male

14

6 (42.9)

8 (57.1)

0.09

1.000

Female

6

3 (50.0)

3 (50.0)

  

Age (years)

31–45

8

2 (25.0)

6 (75.0)

2.15

0.197

 > 45

12

7 (58.3)

5 (41.7)

  

Marital status

Married

17

9 (52.9)

8 (47.1)

2.89

0.218

Not married

3

0 (0.0)

3 (100.0)

  

Level of education

Secondary

5

3 (60.0)

2 (40.0)

0.61

0.617

Higher education

15

6 (40.0)

9 (60.0)

  

Occupation

Civil servant

3

1 (33.3)

2 (66.7)

0.90

0.835

Trader

6

2 (33.3)

4 (66.7)

  

Others

11

6 (54.5)

5 (45.5)

  

Experience (years)

1–10

12

5 (41.7)

7 (58.3)

0.13

0.714

More than 10

8

4 (50.0)

4 (50.0)

  

Previous training on dairy farm management

No

17

8 (47.1)

9 (52.9)

0.19

0.660

Yes

3

1 (33.3)

2 (66.7)

  

Member of a dairy farm cooperative(s)

No

19

9 (47.4)

10 (52.6)

0.86

0.353

Yes

1

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

  

Knowledge of biosecurity

No

13

5 (38.5)

8 (61.5)

0.64

0.423

Yes

7

4 (57.1)

3 (42.9)

  

Farm location

Harar

10

1 (10.0)

9 (90.0)

9.90

0.005*

Dire-Dawa

10

8 (80.0)

2 (20.0)

  

Year of establishment

2007–2016

6

3 (50.0)

3 (50.0)

0.09

0.769

> 2016

14

6 (42.9)

8 (57.1)

  

Farm size (m2)

< 2000

8

3 (37.5)

5 (62.5)

0.30

0.582

≥ 2000

12

6 (50.0)

6 (50.0)

  

Number of animals (herd size)

< 100

13

4 (30.8)

9 (69.2)

3.04

0.081

100–150

7

5 (71.4)

2 (28.6)

  

Breed of cattle

Holstein Frisian

13

7 (53.9)

6 (46.1)

1.17

0.279