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Table 2 Classification of quarters according to cell counts and bacteriological findings on sub-clinical cases.

From: Occurrence of Clinical and Sub-Clinical Mastitis in Dairy Herds in the West Littoral Region in Uruguay

Cell count (Fossomatic method)

Sampled quarters

 

Negative bacteriological findings

Positive bacteriological findings

< 300 000 cell/ml 1

3158 (99.6%) healthy

12 (0.4 %) latent infection

> 300 000 cell/ml 1

627 (55%) non infectious mastitis

511 (45%) infectious mastitis

  1. 1 Threshold value