Table 3 Significance, odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) of the logistic regression between presence and absence of ticks and an array of significant tick risk factors

 Pastoral

0.009

1.809

1.162–2.817

 Gundogs

0.026

1.619

1.060–2.471

 Male neutered

< 0.0001

0.638

0.553–0.736

 Female neutered

< 0.0001

0.570

0.494–0.659

 1 to 3 years

< 0.0001

1.400

1.184–1.655

 3 to 6 years

0.001

1.331

1.128–1.571

 6 to 10 years

0.036

1.202

1.012–1.427

 Above 10 years

0.014

1.288

1.052–1.577