Table 3 Leukogram of 119 cows with acute toxic mastitis caused by Gram-positive, Gram-negative or mycotic pathogens (medians and 5th to 95th percentiles)
From: Haematological findings in 158 cows with acute toxic mastitis with a focus on the leukogram
| Variable | Controls (n = 168) | Acute toxic mastitis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gram negative (n = 100) | Gram positive (n = 15) | Yeast (n = 4) | ||
| Leukocytes (/µL) | 8000 (5345–11,910) | 3950a (1100–13,570) | 5700 (2300–14,880) | 3650 (2800–4350) |
| Segmented neutrophils (/µL) | 2598 (1163–5771) | 560a (42–9696) | 1160 (50–13,142) | 1200 (420–2663) |
| Band neutrophils (/µL) | 0 (0–59) | 520a (0–5739) | 890a (0–4450 | 135 (40–1133) |
| Metamyelocytes (/µL) | 0 (0) | 0a (0–284) | 0 (0–112) | 0 (0–38) |
| Eosinophils (/µL) | 582 (174–1666) | 50a (0–397) | 40a (0–270) | 125 (110–170) |
| Basophils (/µL) | 70 (0–179) | 0a (0–20) | 0a (0–36) | 0 (0) |
| Monocytes (/µL) | 336 (102–640) | 100a (2–1072) | 320a (100–1020) | 110a (80–145) |
| Lymphocytes (/µL) | 3998 (2292–6959) | 1525a (765–3261) | 1730a (640–2992) | 1545a (840–2028) |