?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Entwicklung+betriebs-+und+regionalspezifischer+Strategien+zur+Eutergesundheit+im+Biolandbau+(EU-Project+Quality+Low+Input+Food)&rft.subject=+Health+and+welfare&rft.description=Organic+regulations+claim+that+animal+health+should+be+assured+by+a+cascade+of+measures%2C+namely+breeding+(long-term)%2C+management+%26+prevention+(medium-term)%2C+and+complementary+medicine+(short-term)%2C+before+conventional+medicine+can+be+applied%2C+exceptionally.+However%2C+effective+alternative+methods+for+mastitis+control+in+dairy+cows+are+not+used+generally%2C+and+herd+health+management+to+improve+udder+health+is+not+implemented+in+most+of+organic+dairy+farms.+The+lack+of+a+wide+spread+network+of+skilled+veterinarians+is+an+additional+factor%2C+which+strengthens+the+situation+dramatically.++Only+if+a+suitable+animal+health+assurance+system+in+organic+farms+is+implemented+in+general%2C+the+udder+health+of+organic+cows+and+in+consequence+the+quality+of+organic+milk+leads+to+a+well+accepted+status+in+contrary+to+the+situation.%0D%0AProject+aims%3A%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%A2%09To+analyse+the+main+factors+influencing+udder+health+in+organic+dairy+farms%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%A2%09To+evaluate+the+efficacy+of+complementary+mastitis+treatments%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%A2%09To+establish+an+intervention+framework+for+farmers%2C+vets+and+advisors+in+organic+dairy+farms+%0D%0AMethodology%3A%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%A2%09epidemiological+factor+analysis+%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%A2%09clinical+trials+(placebo+controlled+random+trials)%0D%0A&rft.type=Project+description&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.identifier=%7BProject%7D+QLIF-WP45%3A+Entwicklung+betriebs-+und+regionalspezifischer+Strategien+zur+Eutergesundheit+im+Biolandbau+(EU-Project+Quality+Low+Input+Food).+[Development+of+farm+and+local+specific+strategies+for+udder+health+in+organic+farming+(EU-Project+Quality+Low+Input+Food).]+Runs+2003+-+2008.+Project+Leader(s)%3A+Klocke%2C+Peter%2C+Research+Institute+of+Organic+Agriculture+(FiBL)%2C+CH-5070+Frick.+More+information+online+at+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.qlif.org+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.qlif.org%3E%3E.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F6269%2F