Temperature and milk compositional responses were studied in halves of goat udders opposite those infused intramammarily with various agents, as well as following systemic (IV) LPS injection. Infusion of LPS resulted in an average temperature increase for the non-infused glands and colon of around 1.6 "C. Infusion of a lysed S. aureus vaccine resulted in essentially no temperature changes. Infusion of an inactivated S. aweus vaccine resulted in a moderate glandular and colonic temperature increase of 0.5 "C by 5 h. Milk fat percentages and hourly fat production decreased significantly following infusion of each agent. The IV injection of LPS caused glandular and colonic temperature increases of 2.2 "C and 1.8 "C, respectively, by 4 h. In all four trials the milk somatic cell concentration (MSCC) remained unchanged, while protein values showed a non-significant decrease. The intramammary temperature of the non-infused gland paralleled the colonic temperature whether systemic or local administration was used. Comparison between the results obtained for the infused and noninfused glands indicates that temperature increases were similar, as was the depression in milk fat content. Protein and MSCC, however, responded differentially. These results indicate that milk fat percentage may be a more sensitive indicator of a general systemic response than MSCC. 562 JARMAN and CARUOLO increases biphasically (5-7, 9-11, 13), and a decrease occurs in the milk protein concentration (1, 16).The intravenous (IV) administration of LPS causes a systemic febrile response (17,26, 28-31), blood leukopenia followed by a leukocytosis (17, 26, 30), and ruminal hypomotility leading to stasis (26, 27, 29, 30).There is only very limited data published on the response of the non-infused glands to LPS infusion or on the mammary response following IV administration. It has been reported generally that LPS infusion into one gland does not influence the MSCC of the non-infused glands (3, 4, 12, 24), but a recent report (25) indicated that an increase in MSCC from 7.1 mm to 23.3 mm (in mean Wisconsin Mastitis Test score) occurred in the non-infused bovine gland. Also the non-infused gland demonstrated a monophasic increase in MBF following contralateral LPS infusions (7, 9). A similar monophasic Model M, Mini-Mitter Co., Sunriver, Oregon 97702 USA. Models 44TA and 402, Yellow Springs Instrument Co., Inc., Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387 USA.Millex-HA, Millipore Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts 01 730 USA.' Fossomatic and Milk-0-scan, Foss America, Inc., Fishkill, New York 12524 USA.