Table 4 Leukogram of cows with acute toxic mastitis by duration of illness
From: Haematological findings in 158 cows with acute toxic mastitis with a focus on the leukogram
| Variable | Controls (n = 168) | Duration of illness | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | 2 days | 3 days | > 3 days | ||
| Leukocytes (/µL) | 8000 (5345–11,910) | 3250 (n = 70) (900–15,625) | 4250 (n = 28) (945–19,920) | 5300 (n = 33)a (1500–16,600) | 9200 (n = 23)b,c (1560–19,580) |
| Segmented neutrophils (/µL) | 2598 (1163–5771) | 610 (n = 63) (50–8492) | 480 (n = 23) (24–16,424) | 660 (n = 21) (91–9163) | 6170 (n = 18)c,d (150–14,522) |
| Band neutrophils (/µL) | 0 (0–59) | 460 (n = 63) (0–6948) | 490 (n = 23) (0–6924) | 1140 (n = 21) (0–6604) | 1025 (n = 18) (0–3737) |
| Metamyelocytes (/µL) | 0 (0) | 0 (n = 63) (0–180) | 0 (n = 23) (0–762) | 0 (n = 21) (0–318) | 0 (n = 18) (0–125) |
| Eosinophils (/µL) | 582 (174–1665) | 40 (n = 63) (0–408) | 100 (n = 23) (0–1650) | 100 (n = 21) (0–469) | 50 (n = 18) (0–325) |
| Basophils (/µL) | 70 (0–179) | 0 (n = 63) (0–20) | 0 (n = 23) (0–42) | 0 (n = 21) (0–74) | 0 (n = 18) (0–8) |
| Monocytes (/µL) | 336 (102–640) | 120 (n = 63) (10–1292) | 150 (n = 23) (20–1340) | 190 (n = 21) (2–810) | 255 (n = 18) (0–1325) |
| Lymphocytes (/µL) | 3998 (2292–6959) | 1430 (n = 63) (654–3334) | 1690 (n = 23) (770–4438) | 1630 (n = 21) (977–3430) | 1820 (n = 18) (840–3164) |