Table 3.
Cow milk somatic cell count (× 103/mL) and other milk constituents in relation to CMT grading on the basis of severity of mastitis (mean ± SE).
| CMT grading | SCC (x103/ml) |
Fat (%) |
Lactose (%) | Protein (%) | Ash (%) | SNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 96.00 ± 3.60a | 3.62 ± 0.00a | 4.83 ± 0.02a | 3.62 ± 0.02a | 0.69 ± 0.00a | 8.99 ± 0.03a |
| 1 | 521.09 ± 11.26b | 3.50 ± 0.01b | 4.80 ± 0.01b | 3.60 ± 0.01a | 0.65, ± 0.01b | 9.11 ± 0.02b |
| 2 | 1001.80 ± 8.77c | 3.41 ± 0.01c | 4.58 ± 0.01c | 3.57 ± 0.01ab | 0.64 ± 0.01b | 8.90 ± 0.02c |
| 3 | 1738.70 ± 79.40d | 3.16 ± 0.02d | 4.43 ± 0.01c | 3.57 ± 0.01b | 0.62 ± 0.01c | 8.74 ± 0.02d |
a,b,c,d Means with different superscripts within a row differ significantly at 5% (p < 0.05) level.