Table 3.
The concentration of Interleukin-6 (IL-6) in milk and serum from healthy cows (HE) and cows with subclinical (SCM) and clinical (CM) mastitis caused by Streptococcus spp. (STR).
| Symbol | Sample | N | IL-6 pg/mL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Min | Max | |||
| A | MILK HE | 15 | 26.6 B,C,D | 6.09 | 80.24 |
| B | MILK SCM | 16 | 165.31 A | 82.66 | 628.9 |
| C | MILK CM | 12 | 487.09 A,F | 133.91 | 695.61 |
| D | SERUM HE | 15 | 106.3 A | 74.1 | 199.62 |
| E | SERUM SCM | 16 | 128.29 | 16.17 | 276.42 |
| F | SERUM CM | 12 | 44.37 C | 15.77 | 345.79 |
Legends: Data are presented as median, minimum, and maximum values. N—number of samples. Statistical analysis was performed using Mann–Whitney test (p < 0.05) vs. respective group indicated by symbol (A–D, F).