Table 3.
Somatic Cell Counts (Cells mL−1) | ||||
Results of staphylococcal isolation | All isolates | Biofilm-forming isolates | ||
Flocks | SCC | Flocks | SCC | |
No isolation of staphylococci | 124 | 0.418 × 106 a | 182 | 0.444 × 106 b |
Isolation of cnS 1 only | 156 | 0.529 × 106 a | 111 | 0.551 × 106 b |
Isolation of S. aureus only | 37 | 0.570 × 106 a | 28 | 0.578 × 106 b |
Isolation of cnS and S. aureus | 8 | 0.575 × 106 a | 4 | 0.412 × 106 b |
Total Bacterial Counts (cfu mL−1) 2 | ||||
Results of staphylococcal isolation | All isolates | Biofilm-forming isolates | ||
Flocks | TBC | Flocks | TBC | |
No isolation of staphylococci | 124 | 320 × 103 | 182 | 320 × 103 |
Isolation of cnS only | 156 | 416 × 103 | 111 | 416 × 103 |
Isolation of S. aureus only | 37 | 597 × 103 | 28 | 597 × 103 |
Isolation of cnS and S. aureus | 8 | 716 × 103 | 4 | 716 × 103 |
1 coagulase-negative staphylococci; 2 cfu: colony-forming-units. a,b p < 0.05 for differences between means with the same superscript within a column.