Table 1 The significance (P values) of the ANOVA results for the day effect and R2 of the variables tested.

From: Physiological response of mammary glands to Escherichia coli infection: A conflict between glucose need for milk production and immune response

Variable

R-Square (day)

P[F]

Variance between cows

Log SCC

0.749

<0.001

NS

Milk (infected gland) L/d

0.403

<0.001

NS

Milk (cow) L/d

0.121

NS

15.2%

Fat (g/L)

0.170

NS

18.8%

Protein (g/L)

0.509

<0.001

29.3%

% Casein

0.399

0.008

76.1%

Lactose (g/L)

0.521

<0.001

25.8%

RCT (sec)

0.755

<0.001

NS

CF (V)

0.630

<0.001

NS

IgG (mg/mL)

0.335

<0.001

NS

BSA (µM/mL)

0.499

<0.001

NS

Lactoferrin (µM/mL)

0.551

<0.001

NS

Lactate (µM)

0.588

<0.001

NS

Malate (µM)

0.589

<0.001

NS

Nitrite (nM)

0.528

<0.001

NS

LDH (U/mL)

0.648

<0.001

NS

Glucose (µM)

0.228

0.016

NS

Glu6P (µM)

0.392

<0.001

NS

Glu6PD (µM/mL)

0.362

<0.001

NS

Oxalate (mM)

0.215

0.06

NS

Lactoperoxidase (U/mL)

0.227

0.04

NS

Catalase (U/mL)

0.267

0.007

NS

Pyruvate (µM)

0.337

0.001

NS

Citrate (mM)

0.318

0.004

NS

  1. Abbreviations used: SCC – somatic cell count; RCT – rennet clotting time; CF – curd firmness; IgG – immunoglobulin G; BSA – bovine serum albumin; LDH – lactate dehydrogenase; Glu6P – glucose 6 phosphate; Glu6PD - glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase;
  2. NS = Variance between cows not significant (P > 0.05).