?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=An+investigation+of+the+incidence%2C+treatment+strategies+and+financial+implications+of+mastitis+in+organic+and+conventionally+managed+UK+dairy+herds&rft.subject=+Education%2C+extension+and+communication&rft.subject=+Dairy+cattle&rft.subject=+Technology+transfer&rft.subject=+Health+and+welfare&rft.subject=+Feeding+and+growth&rft.description=This+study+will+aim+to+develop+and+promote+improved+techniques+and+systems+for+the+control+and+treatment+of+mastitis+in+both+organic+and+conventional+dairy+cattle.++The+study+will+be+composed+of+6+specific+objectives+outlined+as+follows%2C+together+with+ways+in+which+they+might+be+achieved%3A+1.+Measurement+of+the+level+of+mastitis+in+organic+and+convetional+dairy+production+systems.++Initially%2C++review+of+relevant+literature+will+be+conducted.++The+DAISY+database+of+100+sentinel+herd+throughout+the+country+will+be+analysed+to+estimate+the+mastitis+in+dairy+herds+(selected+from+a+survey+of+all+organic+dairy+farms)+of+varying+size+with+different+management+systems+will+be+monitored%3B+this+will+include+monthly+California+Milk+Test+monitoring+of+all+lactating+cows+and+collection+of+somatic+cell+count+data.++Milk+records+will+also+be+collected+from+study+farms%3B+2.+Identification+of+predisposing+factors+influencing+the+incidence+of+mastitis+in+dairy+cattle.++Data+on+herd+structure+and+dynamics+will+be+collected+and+information+on+the+ratio+and+nature+of+forage+and+concentrates+used%2C+grazing+policy%2C+mineral+supplementation+and+feeding+regimes+will+be+obtained+from+all+study+herds.++Different+disease+control+therapies+used+to+control+mastitis+will+be+identified%3B+3.+Description+of+different+control+strategies+adopted+by+farmers+to+identify+and+treat+mastitis+in+dairy+cattle.++Matched+conventional+and+organic+farms+will+be+identified+for+individual+case+studies+to+investigate+in+detail+manageent+strategies+that+influence+mastitis.++Detection+procedures%2C+principal+control+strategies%2C+outcomes+of+treatment+and+recording+ystems+for+mastitis+will+be+monitored+on+all+study+farms%3B+4.+Quantification+of+the+production+and+financial+losses+due+to+mastitis+and+estimation+of+the+cost+benefit+ratios+of+different+control+strategies.++data+will+be+collected+from+study+farms+to+quantify+production+losses+attributable+to+mastitis.++A+financial+analysis+of+costs+and+inputs+required+fro+mastitis+control+on+organic+and+conventional+farms+will+be+conducted%3B+5.+Comparison+of+the+public+health+implications+of+mastitis+control+strategies+employed+on+organic+and+conventional+dairy+farms.++milk+sampling+and+laboratory+analysis+will+be+conducted+on+all+cows+on+study+farms+exhibiting+clinical+mastitis.++Bulk+milk+samples+will+be+regularly+tested+for+antibiotic+residues%2C+and+antibiotic+use+on+study+farms+will+be+monitored%3B+6.+Dissemination+of+study+findings+and+promotion+of+improved+mastitis+control+techniques+to+farmers.++Results+from+the+project+will+be+published+in+appropriate+scientific+journals+and+released+as+press+releases.++Training+workshops+and+seminars+for+farmers+will+be+run+and+a+scietific+conference+to+discuss+study+findings+will+be+organised.++The+study+will+help+to+highlight+alternative+mastitis+control+strategies+which+minimise+farmers'+dependence+on+antibiotic+therapies+while+ensuring+the+health+and+welfare+of+the+dairy+cow+and+the+production+of+high+quality+milk.&rft.type=Project+description&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.identifier=%7BProject%7D+An+investigation+of+the+incidence%2C+treatment+strategies+and+financial+implications+of+mastitis+in+organic+and+conventionally+managed+UK+dairy+herds.+Runs+1996+-+1999.+Project+Leader(s)%3A+Unspecified%2C%2C+Reading+University.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F9973%2F