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. 2021 Nov 3;8:742696. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.742696

Table 5.

Temporal (monthly) and spatial change in the proportion of samples positive for algae and fungi in bovine milk samples between 2008 and 2017 in Ontario, Canada.

Parameters Category Number of samples showing growth of different minor mastitis pathogens (% of total samples per year) Total samples per category
Algae (Prototheca spp.) Fungi (several spp.)
Month January 8.47 5.97 6,728
February 12.00 6.34 7,001
March 10.05 7.15 7,172
April 5.48 6.22 6,648
May 7.92 5.22 6,461
June 9.20 7.34 7,539
July 8.47 12.06 9,151
August 9.26 13.18 9,595
September 8.17 12.44 7,439
October 6.89 10.20 7,009
November 7.19 7.84 6,073
December 6.89 6.03 5,163
Location Central Ontario 9.45 10.07 7,165
Eastern Ontario 20.72 28.54 22,220
Northern Ontario 1.89 0.56 1,952
Southwestern Ontario 67.95 60.82 54,642
Total (n) 1,641 1,608 85,979