Table 4 Total Staphylococcus and Streptococcus bacterial counts (cfu/mL) on teat skin from two herds (A, B) and for two pre-milking teat disinfection treatments (PTD: that received pre-milking teat disinfectant and NPTD: did not receive disinfectant) across four sampling points during lactation
From: Effect of pre-milking teat disinfection on new mastitis infection rates of dairy cows
Herd A | Herd B | s.e. | Significance p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Staphylococcus (cfu/mL) | 52.4 | 14.5 | 3.76 | < 0.001 |
Streptococcus (cfu/mL) | 27.2 | 13.5 | 3.48 | < 0.001 |
NPTD | PTD | |||
Staphylococcus (cfu/mL) | 50.1 | 16.8 | 3.76 | < 0.001 |
Streptococcus (cfu/mL) | 30.1 | 10.6 | 3.47 | < 0.001 |