Table 1.
Blood cell counts in cows with clinical (CM) and subclinical (SCM) mastitis caused by Streptococcus spp. (STR) and in healthy cows (HE).
| Clinical Mastitis |
Subclinical Mastitis |
HE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood WBC (×103/mm3) * | 8.24 | 7.80 | 8.02 |
| lymphocytes (×103/mm3) * | 3.27 | 3.34 | 5.94 |
| neutrophils (×103/mm3) * | 5.38 | 4.20 | 3.80 |
| eosinophils (×103/mm3) * | 0.56 | 0.38 | 0.27 |
| Blood RBC (×106/mm3) * | 6.43 | 6.84 | 7.80 |
| HGB (g/dL) * | 11.18 | 12.22 | 12.10 |
| HCT (%) * | 32 | 34 | 38 |
Legend: * average counts for all animals from each group. WBC—white blood cells, RBC—red blood cells, HGB—hemoglobin, HCT—hematocrit.