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Table 1 Number of new intramammary infections (IMIs) over the dry period and at calving in udder quarters of untreated cows (negative control) and of cows treated with a dry cow antibiotic (positive control), teat seal, or teat seal plus antibiotic (Adapted from [33])

From: Dry cow therapy with a non-antibiotic intramammary teat seal - a review

Experimental group

Negative control

Positive control

Teat seal

Teat seal + antibiotic

Total quarters treated

528

528

505

505

New dry period clinical IMIs

18

2*

1*

2*

New IMIs at calving

67

12*

12*

8*

Total new IMIs

85

14*

13*

10*

% of quarters infected

16.1

2.7*

2.5*

2.0*

  1. *The difference between any of the three treated groups and the negative control group was significant (p < 0.01) in all cases.