L-lactate dehydrogenase and N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase activities in bovine milk as indicators of non-specific mastitis.

Systematic factors affecting the activities of L-lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAGase) and somatic cell count (SCC), the association between the activities of LDH and NAGase and SCC with respect to udder health status, and the ability of LDH and NAGase to classify cows in udder health categories for early detection of mastitis were studied. A dataset of records from 74 Danish Holstein, 76 Danish Red and 47 Jersey cows on one research farm was used. Cows were grouped into healthy and clinically mastitic.