Table 2: Milk SCC and composition of healthy, subclinical and clinically infected mastitis KF cows.
|
Healthy |
Subclinical Mastitis |
Clinical Mastitis |
| SCC (×103) |
166.60 ± 31.57a
|
460.16 ± 32.74b
|
750 ± 31.62c
|
| Fat (%) |
4.14 ± 0.06 |
4.33 ± 0.09 |
4.25 ± 0.06 |
| Protein (%) |
3.31 ± 0.09a
|
3.55 ± 0.06ab
|
3.61 ± 0.03b
|
| Lactose (%) |
4.85 ± 0.13a
|
4.55 ± 0.07ab
|
4.30 ± 0.04b
|
| SNF (%) |
9.76 ± 0.25 |
9.47 ± 0.21 |
9.22 ± 0.14 |
| pH |
6.62 ± 0.02a
|
6.76 ± 0.02a
|
6.92 ± 0.07b
|
| EC |
5.44 ± 0.05a
|
6.48 ± 0.06b
|
7.43 ± 0.06c
|
| Density |
32.18 ± 0.88 |
31.14 ± 0.72 |
30.29 ± 0.49 |