aDCT	Antibiotic dry cow therapy
S. aureus	Staphylococcus aureus
S. agalactiae	Streptococcus agalactiae
E. coli	Escherichia coli
SCC	Somatic cell count
CMT	California mastitis test
miRNA	MicroRNA
LTF	Lactoferrin
IgG	Immunoglobulin G
Hp	Haptoglobin
AGP	α-1-acid glycoprotein
SAA	Serum amyloid A
MAA	Milk amyloid A
DEFB4	β-defensin 4
PMECs	Primary mammary epithelial cells
PON1	Paraoxonase 1
HDL	High-density lipoprotein
NAGase	N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase
BLG	β-lactoglobulin
DAMPs	Damage-associated molecular patterns
mtDNA	Mitochondrial DNA
DSCC	Differential somatic cell count
CM	Clinical mastitis
SCM	Subclinical mastitis
EIM	Experimentally induced mastitis