Response of the goat mammary gland to infection with Staphylococcus aureus revealed by gene expression profiling in milk somatic and white blood cells

Paola Cremonesi; Rossana Capoferri; Giuliano Pisoni; Marcello Del Corvo; Francesco Strozzi; Rachel Rupp; Hugues Caillat; Paola Modesto; Paolo Moroni; John L Williams; Bianca Castiglioni; Alessandra Stella

doi:10.1186/1471-2164-13-540

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Total blood leukocyte (TBL) and of neutrophils (NEU) counts of LSCS (Low Somatic Cell Score) and HSCS (High Somatic Cell Score) goats. 18 h after challenge the TBL and NEU counts were 13,7 and 6 x 10³ cells/ml in LSCS goats and 11,5 and 4 x 10³ cells/ml in HSCS goats, respectively. The lowest counts were reached at 30h post-infection (paired t-test).