Hundered mL of milk samples were collected
into the sterile bottles aseptically from infected quarters
and transported for analysis of SCC within 4 h to the
laboratory of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul
University. In one of the 100 mL milk samples somatic
cell counts were measured using a Fossomatic 90 instrument2
after 40°C heat treatment at duration of 15
min [15]. SCC of each infected quarters were recorded
before and after the treatment on day 8.