?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Bestandesbetreuung+und+antibiotikafreies+Tiergesundheitsmanagement+in+der+Schweiz+(Pro-Q)&rft.subject=+Health+and+welfare&rft.description=Definition+of+the+problem%3A%0D%0AThe+objective+of+the+project+is+the+implementation+of+on-farm-measures+to+reduce+the+usage+of+antibiotics+in+mastitis+control+drastically.+A+project+team+of+5+veterinarians+and+2+agronomists+will+collect+data+of+mastitis+causing+factors+on+100+new+farms+per+year+in+Switzerland%3A+housing%2C+feeding%2C+human-cow-interaction%2C+milking+technology%2C+milking+hygiene.+These+data+will+be+connected+to+the+mastitis+status+of+the+herd+based+on+quarter+milk+samples+and+milk+recording+dates.+During+a+period+of+at+least+2%2C+years+these+farms+will+be+intensively+advised+by+the+project+team+and+the+practical+veterinarian.+Therapies+will+primarily+based+on+homeopathic+remedies.+The+development+of+mastitis+causing+factors+and+the+mastitis+status+of+the+farms+is+followed+up+at+regular+intervals+to+show+possible+correlations+between+(changing)+factors+and+mastitis+status.+In+addition%2C+an+Internet+based+network+of+health+data+should+be+implemented+for+providing+informations+for+farmers+and+veterinarians+in+herd+health+management.+%0D%0AProject+aims%3A%0D%0A-To+gather%2C+store+and+analyse+all+relevant+information+in+the+context+of+udder+health+and+it%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99s+control+in+organic+farms%0D%0A-To+implement+an+extension+service+for+dairy+farmers+to+minimize+mastitis+treatment+frequence%0D%0A-To+reduce+antibiotics+in+dairy+farming%0D%0A-To+give+recommendations+for+herd+health+management+especially+under+organic+conditions%0D%0A-To+regard+economic+and+ecologic+aspects+in+milk+production++%0D%0AMethodology%3A%0D%0AObservational+longitudinal+study%3B+extension+project%0D%0A&rft.type=Project+description&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F6281%2F1%2Fheil-et-al-2006-projektbeschreibung-proq.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F6281%2F2%2Ffibl-projekt-tiergesundheit-Pro-Q.pdf&rft.identifier=%7BProject%7D+Pro-Q%3A+Bestandesbetreuung+und+antibiotikafreies+Tiergesundheitsmanagement+in+der+Schweiz+(Pro-Q).+[Pro-Q%3A+Herd+health+management+and+antibiotics+reduction+in+Swiss+dairy+herds.]+Runs+2003+-+2009.+Project+Leader(s)%3A+Heil%2C+Fritz%2C+Research+Institute+of+Organic+Agriculture+(FiBL)%2C+CH-5070+Frick.+More+information+online+at+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.fibl.org%2Fde%2Fschweiz%2Fforschung%2Ftiergesundheit.html+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.fibl.org%2Fde%2Fschweiz%2Fforschung%2Ftiergesundheit.html%3E%3E.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F6281%2F