Table 5. Variables related to mentality of milkers in farms with mechanical milking systems in Northern Antioquia.

Variable	Mean	CFU	SCC
Mastitis is a concern for the milker.	4.78±0.69		*
Keeping mastitis low is important for milk production.	4.72±0.91
The effort to keep low SCC is hard and the benefits are few.	2.46±1.76
It is important to inform whenever a high productive cow has mastitis.	4.52±1.21
Low SCC only benefits the milk processor (milk buyer)	2.32±1.75
Antibiotics work well for mastitis.	4.3±1.26
It is better to take action against mastitis only when advised by the the milk processor.	2.37±1.87
When technicians say there is a mastitis problem their intention is selling mastitis treatments.	3.1±1.77		*
SCC reported by milk processors are unreliable.	3.91±1.64
It is impossible to control mastitis	2.02±1.5

* Significance level (p<0.05).