Table 1 Linear mixed regression models for quarter somatic cell count and shedding of S. chromogenes IM.

Ln qSCC (cells/µL)

Quarter inoculation status

–

0.09^d

 Non-inoculated

–

–

–

–

Ref.^f

–

4.28

–

 Inoculated and non-colonized

–

–

–

–

1.13

0.58

5.41

NS^e

 Inoculated and colonized

–

–

–

–

1.77

0.59

6.05

0.05

Time of samplingⁱ

–

 <0.01^d

 D-1

–

–

–

–

Ref.

–

4.14

–

 C

–

–

–

–

2.33

0.21

6.47

 <0.01

 L1

–

–

–

–

2.02

0.23

6.16

 <0.01

 L2

–

–

–

–

1.72

0.25

5.85

 <0.01

 L3

–

–

–

–

0.99

0.24

5.13

 <0.01

 L4

–

–

–

–

0.51

0.24

4.65

0.03

 L5

–

–

–

–

0.65

0.23

4.79

 <0.01

 L6

–

–

–

–

0.65

0.21

4.78

 <0.01

Inoculation status × Time of sampling^g

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 <0.01^d

Log (CFU/mL + 1)

Quarter inoculation dose (CFU)

0.08^d

0.03^d

 0

Ref.

–

0.00

–

Ref.

–

0.00

–

 100

1.18

1.15

1.18

NS

0.69

1.26

0.69

NS

 100 000

0.92

1.10

0.92

NS

0.37

1.20

0.37

NS

 10 000 000

3.27

1.21

3.27

0.05

2.87

1.25

2.87

0.09

Time of sampling

 <0.01^d

–

 D-1

Ref.

–

0.00

–

–

–

–

–

 D14

1.76

0.34

1.76

 <0.01

–

–

–

–

 D27

1.83

0.38

1.82

 <0.01

–

–

–

–

 D41

1.81

0.38

1.80

 <0.01

–

–

–

–

Time of sampling

–

NS^d

 C

–

–

–

–

Ref.

–

1.10

–

 L1

–

–

–

–

−0.09

0.16

1.01

NS

 L2

–

–

–

–

−0.10

0.21

1.00

NS

 L3

–

–

–

–

−0.09

0.24

1.00

NS

 L4

–

–

–

–

−0.15

0.26

0.94

NS

 L5

–

–

–

–

−0.29

0.27

0.81

NS

 L6

–

–

–

–

−0.10

0.27

1.00

NS

Inoculation dose × Time of sampling^h

–

–

–

0.03^d

–

–

–

NS^d