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Table 1 The average number of somatic cells and lactose content in groups of animals

From: Expression patterns of β-defensin and cathelicidin genes in parenchyma of bovine mammary gland infected with coagulase-positive or coagulase-negative Staphylococci

Group

N

Trait

SCC

Lactose [%]

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

CoPS1/2

14

3052

2089

3.97

0.98

CoPS3/4

14

7014

3443

3.63

0.83

CoNS1/2

7

447

403

4.67

0.12

CoNS3/4

9

3924

3091

4.08

1.12

H1/2

9

47

20

4.50

0.26

H3/4

9

550

183

4.41

0.42

  1. SCC - somatic cell count.
  2. SD - Standard deviation.
  3. CoPS1/2 - coagulase-positive Staphyloccoci infected cows in 1st and 2nd lactations.
  4. CoPS3/4 - coagulase-positive Staphyloccoci infected cows in 3rd and 4th lactations.
  5. CoNS1/2 - coagulase-negative Staphyloccoci infected cows in 1st and 2nd lactations.
  6. CoNS1/2 - coagulase-negative Staphyloccoci infected cows in 3rd and 4th lactations.
  7. H1/2 - pathogen-free cows in 1st and 2nd lactations.
  8. H3/4 - pathogen-free cows in 3rd and 4th lactations.