Volume 8, Number 3—March 2002
Research
Associations between Indicators of Livestock Farming Intensity and Incidence of Human Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli Infection
Table 1
Dimensions and components used in creating livestock density indicators to predict incidence of human shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection, Ontario
Dimension | Component |
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Animal | Total no. of cattle in CCSa |
Total no. of dairy cattle in CCS | |
Total no. of beef cattle in CCS | |
Total no. of chickens in CCS | |
Total no. of pigs in CCS | |
Manure | Area of CCS having manure applied via solid spreader |
Area of CCS having manure applied via irrigation system | |
Area of CCS having manure applied to soil surface via liquid spreader | |
Area of CCS having manure injected into soil via liquid spreader | |
Land use | Total CCS area |
Absolute or % area of farm land in CCS | |
Absolute or % area of pasture land in CCS | |
Absolute or % area of crop land in CCS | |
Human population | Total human population in CCS |
aCCS = consolidated census subdivision. Area of CCS is in square kilometers; absolute = absolute squar
kilometers.