Table 1. Correlation matrix established from the IFN-γ or IL-17A production in the ovalbumin-specific WBA performed 45 days after last immunization (D45), and the milk SCC at 8 or 16 hpi in the quarters challenged with ovalbumin (OVA), LPS, or both (O+L).

	IFN-γ D45	IL-17A D45	SCC OVA 8 hpi	SCC OVA 16 hpi	SCC O+L 8 hpi	SCC O+L 16 hpi	SCC LPS 8 hpi	SCC LPS 16 hpi
IFN-γ D45		0.636	-0.055	0.721*	-0.079	0.358	-0.430	-0.370
IL-17A D45	0.054		0.382	0.842*	0.552	0.770*	0.067	0.103
SCC OVA 8 hpi	0.892	0.279		0.539	0.503	0.333	0.309	0.382
SCC OVA 16 hpi	0.023	0.004	0.114		0.418	0.721*	-0.127	-0.018
SCC O+L 8 hpi	0.838	0.105	0.144	0.233		0.830*	0.758*	0.515
SCC O+L 16 hpi	0.313	0.013	0.349	0.023	0.005		0.406	0.273
SCC LPS 8 hpi	0.218	0.865	0.387	0.733	0.015	0.247		0.770*
SCC LPS 16 hpi	0.296	0.785	0.279	0.973	0.133	0.448	0.013

Data are from the 10 cows of the main experiment. Correlation coefficients (Spearman’s rank test) are in bold, P values in plain figures.

* Significant correlations (P < 0.05)