Fig. 8. Course of infection in challenged cows (n = 6) as indicated by average body temperature and average bacterial count in milk. Number of culture positive quarters ranged from six at 18 to 72, 105 and 129 h post challenge to one at 312 h post challenge.4 Vertical lines indicate time points for which peptidomic analysis was conducted. Normally IMI definition is based on the presence of bacteria in milk samples, whereby three consecutive negative samples are needed to declare an animal free of IMI.
