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. 2004 Jul;68(3):188–192.

Table II.

Summary of somatic cell count (SCC) data ×103

Cell countsa All weeks culture Weeks with negative Culture pathogen Major pathogen Minor pathogen
Number of observations 925 467 178 10 36
Mean 1876 (6.98)b 2351 (7.12) 2285 (7.03) 1762 (6.77) 2293 (7.17)
Median 933 (6.84) 944 (6.85) 905 (6.81) 673 (6.51) 902 (6.80)
Standard deviation 4053 (0.84) 4907 (0.92) 5366 (0.92) 3371 (0.97) 3067 (1.01)
Minimum 113 (4.73) 174 (5.16) 213 (5.36) 371 (5.92) 256 (5.45)
Maximum 50000 (10.82) 50000 (10.82) 47286 (10.77) 11329 (9.34) 14702 (9.60)
a

SCC/mL

b

Linear scores