Table 2.
Relative gene expression in animals with mastitis compared to animals without mastitis and the respective standard errors of the mean.
| Gene | IL-2 | TNF-α | IL-8 | IL-10 | IL-4 | IFN-γ | IL-6 |
| Animals of both breeds | 3.55 | -2.43 | 2.05 | 20.71* | -3.85 | 1.26 | 3.90 |
| ±8.33 | ±1.10 | ±5.26 | ±61.33 | ±0.92 | ±3.09 | ±9.60 | |
| BW Holstein cows | -1.92 | -5.07 | 1.70 | 35.66*** | -1.80 | -1.44 | 1.46 |
| ±1.71 | ±0.78 | ±6.25 | ±162.70 | ±3.01 | ±2.47 | ±4.42 | |
| Gyr cows | 24.23 | -1.16 | 2.47 | 12.03+ | -8.27+ | 2.29 | 10.41 |
| ±85.82 | ±3.44 | ±10.03 | ±53.69 | ±0.64 | ±8.72 | ±43.21 | |
| Gyr and BW Holstein cows without mastitis | -43.87*** | -4.40 | -4.85 | -2.48 | -10.98 | -38.57*** | -5.89 |
| ±0.07 | ±0.85 | ±0.76 | ±1.72 | ±0.45 | ±0.09 | ±0.52 | |
| Gyr and BW Holstein cows with mastitis | 1.06 | -1.01 | -3.34 | -7.35+ | -50.59 | -11.70 | 1.21 |
| ±3.83 | ±4.14 | ±1.22 | ±0.65 | ±0.11 | ±0.34 | ±4.95 | |
Positive numbers: higher expression in animals with mastitis; negative numbers: lower expression in animals with mastitis (*p; ***p; +p).