Table 1 Milk parameters of the high (H) and low (L) somatic cell count (SCC) groups

SCC (mean cells/mL ± sd)

1.75 × 10⁺⁶ ± 2.13 × 10⁺⁶

4.35 × 10⁺⁴ ± 4.71 × 10⁺⁴

DIM (mean days ± sd)

197.27 ±  119.29

124.43 ± 74.45

Staphylococcus spp. positivity

2

17

Streptococcus uberis positivity

2

Not detected

Negative for bacteriology

7

32

Age (mean years ±  sd)

2.77 ± 0.41

2.68 ± 0.41