Table 1 Demographic data, including total samples collected, and variables recorded such as eye, sex, age, breed purpose, and individual breeds. Chi-squared test was used to assess for significance
Category | Total Number of Eyes | Number of IBK Eyes | Number of Normal Eyes | Statistical Significance (Chi-Squared) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Number of Eyes | 604 | 228(37.75%) | 376(62.25%) | Â |
Eye Sampled | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Right eye | 296 | 120(40.54%) | 176(59.46%) | P = 0.1652 |
Left eye | 308 | 108(35.06%) | 200(64.94%) | |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 495 | 174(35.15%) | 321(64.85%) | P = 0.0055 |
Male | 109 | 54(49.54%) | 55(50.46%) | |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 1 year old | 573 | 221(38.57%) | 352(61.43%) | P = 0.1885 |
1–5 years old | 24 | 5(20.83%) | 19(79.17%) | |
> 6 years old | 7 | 2(28.57%) | 5(71.43%) | |
Purpose/Breed | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Beef cattle | 388 | 146(37.63%) | 242(62.37%) | Â |
Angus | 371 | 140 (37.74%) | 231(62.26%) | P = 0.9353 |
Hereford | 15 | 5(33.33%) | 10(66.66%) | |
Charolais | 2 | 1(50%) | 1(50%) | |
Dairy cattle | 216 | 82(37.96%) | 134 (62.04%) | Â |
Brown Swiss | 8 | 4(50%) | 4(50%) | P = 0.9353 |
Holstein | 202 | 77(38.11%) | 125(61.88%) | |
Jersey | 6 | 1(16.67%) | 5(83.33%) |