Table 10 Mean values of buffalo-cow’s milk composition and somatic cell count (SCC) in Norm-Lab^gr (n = 20), UtrTors^gr (n = 160) and UtrTors-Med^gr (n = 40)

Protein %

4.6 ± 0.15^a

4.41 ± 0.21^a

4.33 ± 0.17^a

(3.60–3.85)⁵⁷ or (3.77 ± 0.26)⁵⁸

Fat %

6.87 ± 0.23^a

6.35 ± 0.11^a

6.45 ± 0.15^a

(7.0–7.2)⁵⁷ or (7.3 ± 0.5)⁵⁸

Milk SNF %

10.95 ± 0.54^a

10.76 ± 0.46^a

10.55 ± 0.68^a

(9.8–10.1)⁵⁷ or (9.2 ± 0.2)⁵⁸

Lactose %

5.82 ± 0.04^a

5.52 ± 0.07^a

5.71 ± 0.09^a

(4.99–5.24)⁵⁷ or (4.76 ± 0.18)⁵⁸

Total solids %

17.65 ± 0.03^a

17.28 ± 0.08^a

18.04 ± 0.06^a

(16.9–17.4)⁵⁷ or (16.7 ± 0.1)⁵⁸

pH

6.3 ± 0.06^a

6.4 ± 0.07^a

6.5 ± 0.05^a

(6.7 to 6.9)⁵⁹

Milk SCC

(_X 10⁵ cells/ml)

1.69 ± 0.13^a

1.72 ± 0.18^a

1.78 ± 0.14^a

(3.21 ± 0.179)⁶⁰ or (0.39–1.76)⁶¹