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Table 5 Seasonality of stx-detection in feces of examined cattle expressed in Odds Ratios

From: Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli: identification of non-O157:H7-Super-Shedding cows and related risk factors

 

Odds =1

seasons

spring

summer

autumn

winter

spring

X

0.61*

0.43***

0.63*

summer

1.64*

X

0.70t

1.02

autumn

2.35***

1.43t

X

1.47*

winter

1.60*

0.98

0.68*

X

  1. spring: February, March, April
  2. summer: May, June, July
  3. autumn: August, September, October
  4. winter: November, December, January
  5. *** p-value < 0.001
  6. *: p-value < 0.05
  7. t: tendency, p-value < 0.1