In Belgium veterinarians of the university of Gent state that cows with a somatic cell count of less than 40000 cells per millilitre milk have more risk on mastitis than cows with a somatic cell count of between 40000 and 100000. Cows with a somatic cell count of less than 40000 had 2.5 time more risk on mastitis than cows with a somatic cell count of between 40000 and 100000 and for cows with a somatic cell count higher than 150000 the risk was 1.6 times higher.