Sığır Tüberkülozu için Genel ve Hastalığa Özgü Risk Değişkenlerinin Analizi

Abstract

In this study, the relationship of risk variables to the incidence of bovine tuberculosis in areas where the disease is commonly seen and rarely seen was investigated in the years of 2017. For this purpose, the districts of Samsun Province in Türkiye were divided into three risk groups according to the number of bovine tuberculosis out- breaks. The disease-specific risk variables were surveyed 300 cattle enterprises. Information was collected on the feeding regime of the animals, access of drinking water, the source of feed, the management of the manure waste, the presence of wild animals in the area and the presence of similar enterprises within 150 meters. In the analysis of the risk variables associated with the disease, 11 variables were evaluated and a total risk score was allocated. The rela- tionship between the number of outbreaks and general risk scores was significant (P