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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of all composite milk samples data. Acute phase proteins (Hp, M-SAA3 and CRP), somatic cell counts and other milk and cow data (SEM-Standard error of mean, SD- standard deviation)

From: The major acute phase proteins of bovine milk in a commercial dairy herd

 

Hp

(μg/ml)

MSAA3

(μg/ml)

CRP

(ng/ml)

SCC

(x 1000

cells/ml)

Parity

% fat

% protein

DIM

(days)

Mean

6.97

3.87

32.64

485

3

11.75

3.47

222.20

SEM

1.47

1.08

5.00

159

0.28

7.55

.06

20.11

Median

3.46

1.17

24.56

96

3

4.28

3.44

188.50

SD

10.82

7.95

36.76

1170

2

55.50

.41

147.79

Minimum

<0.4

<0.6

<1.80

9

1

2.79

2.71

11.00

Maximum

55.46

50.13

172.47

6154

10

412.00

4.84

565.00