Table 1 Differential cell counts (DCCs) in milk somatic cells in LSCS and HSCS animals during five time points post-infection. Mean and Standard Deviation (Dev. St) of the percentages of polymorfonuclear (PMN), macrophages (M), lymphocytes (L) and epithelial cells (E) at all time points are indicated

LSCS

PMN

52.43

11.16

55.14

10.70

58.26

12.72

65.80**

10.05

83.55***

4.99

85.21***

7.78

M

19.98

6.34

12.89

2.92

14.57

8.32

10.88**

4.93

4.76***

3.08

4.41***

4.92

L

8.26

4.37

10.35

5.73

9.11

5.32

5.35

2.46

1.49**

1.07

0.20**

0.45

E

19.32

3.47

21.62

9.53

18.06

7.58

17.98

7.20

10.20**

3.68

10.18**

4.68

HSCS

PMN

56.26

17.11

58.41

12.09

55.05

8.57

69.33

19.46

82.64

8.36

84.50**

8.58

M

11.39

2.02

11.72

2.55

8.62**

2.84

5.30**

2.73

4.09**

2.58

4.61**

2.83

L

9.15

9.24

9.80

4.16

7.78

7.83

1.97

2.08

0.91

1.55

0.55

0.80

E

23.21

8.42

20.07

7.02

28.55

9.20

23.41

20.12

12.36

6.83

10.35**

6.33