highly significantp<0.05
Ease of milking, milk leakage, blood in the milk, milk taste, and milk yield have been determined to have the strongest connection with the occurrence of mastitis, showing a highly significant effect (p<0.05); this as mastitis is detected, a marked hardness of teat during milking, milk leakage, blood in milk in a severe attack of mastitis, and 20% milk yield decrease are also noted.