| UC Davis | University of California Davis |
| VMTRC | Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center |
| NMC | National Mastitis Council |
| NG | No growth |
| NAS | Non-aureus staphylococci |
| OFC | On-farm culture |
| SE | Standard Error |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| MALDI-TOF | Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight |