Table 1 The univariable association between variables associated with bulk milk and the prevalence of foodborne bacteria (P < 0.10) in 34 bulk milk samples collected from six districts with a high density of buffalo.
From: Foodborne bacteria in milk and milk products along the water buffalo milk chain in Bangladesh
Variable | Category | N | E. coli | STECa | L. monocytogenes | Y. enterocolitica | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (%) | P | Positive (%) | P | Positive (%) | P | Positive (%) | P | |||
Season | Late autumn | 11 | 11 (100.0) | 0.01 | ||||||
Spring | 19 | 15 (78.9) | ||||||||
Winter | 4 | 1 (25.0) | ||||||||
District | Noakhali | 11 | 6 (54.5) | < 0.01 | 9 (81.8) | 0.08 | 9 (81.8) | 0.02 | ||
Bhola | 5 | 5 (100.0) | 4 (80.0) | 5 (100.0) | ||||||
Moulvibazar | 4 | 3 (75.0) | 2 (50.0) | 1 (25.0) | ||||||
Mymensingh | 4 | 3 (75.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) | ||||||
Jamalpur | 6 | 0 (0.0) | 4 (66.7) | 6 (100.0) | ||||||
Rajshahi | 4 | 1 (0.25) | 3 (75.0) | 2 (50.0) | ||||||
Keep bulk milk containers open | Yes | 30 | 18 (60.0) | 0.08 | ||||||
No | 3 | 0 (0.0) | ||||||||
Previous history of clinical mastitis in the last 12 months | Yes | 31 | 31 (100.0) | 0.09 | ||||||
No | 3 | 2 (66.7) | ||||||||
