Table 2.
Effect of different bacterial agents on trace mineral and enzyme activity profile of normal and subclinical mastitis milk of riverine buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
| Parameters | Mean±SE of normal milk (n = 496) | Mean±SE of subclinical mastitis milk (n = 496) | |||
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| Staphylococcus spp. (n = 223) | Sterptococcus spp. (n = 169) | Escherichia coli (n = 84) | Others+mixed infection (n = 20) | ||
| Somatic cell count (×105 cells/ml) | 0.98*±0.037 | 2.76**±0.011 | 2.59**±0.024 | 2.14**±0.018 | 2.27**±0.062 |
| Cu (ppm) | 0.381±0.032 | 0.402±0.018 | 0.398±0.021 | 0.376±0.032 | 0.412±0.035 |
| Fe (ppm) | 3.05*±0.23 | 5.41**±0.11 | 5.76**±0.18 | 3.33*±0.31 | 5.48**±0.43 |
| Zn (ppm) | 3.57*±0.27 | 6.16**±0.19 | 6.73**±0.21 | 3.99*±0.45 | 6.06**±0.42 |
| Mn (ppm) | 0.56±0.11 | 0.57±0.04 | 0.59±0.08 | 0.54±.14 | 0.57±0.14 |
| Co (ppm) | 0.029*±0.019 | 0.107**±0.023 | 0.112**±0.027 | 0.032*±0.012 | 0.114**±0.033 |
| LDH (U/L) | 96.64*±31.64 | 291.32**±24.91 | 301.92**±26.45 | 102.22*±33.21 | 296.23**±34.91 |
| ALP (U/L) | 284.50*±31.57 | 822.71**±23.21 | 798.87**±28.22 | 787.87**±32.29 | 812.98**±34.09 |
| AST (U/L) | 23.32±1.35 | 21.13±1.08 | 24.65±1.12 | 23.98±1.93 | 22.67±1.11 |
Mean having different superscripts * and ** horizontally differ significantly (p<0.01).