Assessment of the relationship between differential somatic cell count and presence of subclinical mastitis

Authors

  • F. Pena Mosca Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
  • C. Florentino Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
  • C. Rial Cornell University, Department of Animal Science, Ithaca, NY 14853
  • A. Laplacette Cornell University, Department of Animal Science, Ithaca, NY 14853
  • A. Masic Zoetis Inc., Veterinary Medicine Research and Development, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
  • M. Borchers Zoetis Inc., Veterinary Medicine Research and Development, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
  • D. Asper Zoetis Inc., Veterinary Medicine Research and Development, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
  • L. Caixeta Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20228694

Abstract

Somatic cell count (SCC) is commonly used for the identifica­tion of cows with subclinical mastitis. Differential somatic cell count (DSCC) represents a novel diagnostic method that allows for the identification and quantification of the different types of inflammatory cells in milk samples (neutrophils (NEU), lym­phocytes (LYM) and macrophages (MAC)) and thus the propor­tions of different cell types could be utilized for subclinical mastitis screening. The objective of this study was to investi­gate if the counts and abundance of different leukocytes types could be used for the identification of cows with subclinical mastitis.

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Published

2023-07-17

Issue

No. 55 (2022): 2022 Annual Conference Proceedings

Section

Research Summaries

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