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Variable
Organic
Conventional
P valuea
Median (min–max)
Mean
Median (min–max)
Mean
Put the cow in a hospital pen
2 (1–6)
2.1
2 (1–6)
2.2
0.26
Increase cow-comfort by adding more litter/straw
3 (1–6)
2.9
3 (1–6)
3.2
0.18
Check the cell count of the milk
5 (1–6)
5.0
5 (1–6)
4.8
0.53
Send milk for bacteriological analysis
4 (1–6)
3.4
3 (1–6)
2.9
0.06
Contact the veterinarian immediately
2 (1–6)
2.3
2 (1–6)
2.8
0.05
Contact the veterinarian earliest after 1–2 days
4 (1–6)
3.5
3 (1–6)
3.4
0.64
Dry up the inflamed quarter and milk the other quarters as usual
4 (1–6)
3.5
3 (1–6)
3.2
0.12
Milk that cow separately and/or last
5 (1–6)
4.5
5 (1–6)
4.9
0.06
Milk the cow with shorter intervals
4 (1–6)
4
4 (1–6)
4.1
0.72
Milk the inflamed quarter completely
6 (2–6)
5.3
6 (1–6)
5.3
0.66
Dry off the cow earlier than planned (the whole udder) and apply dry-cow therapy
4 (1–6)
3.3
3 (1–6)
3.2
0.57
Treat the cow during the planned dry period
5 (1–6)
4.5
5 (1–6)
4.7
0.35
Dry the affected quarter if the cell count remains high after (antibiotic) treatment
5 (1–6)
4.3
5 (1–6)
4.4
0.76
Do not inseminate the cow and cull it at the next planned dry off
4 (1–6)
3.9
4 (1–6)
3.9
0.66
Cull the cow immediately
2 (1–5)
2.1
2 (1–5)
2.2
0.47
Cull the cow if an (antibiotic) treatment does not work
4 (1–6)
4.0
5 (1–6)
4.3
0.11
Cull the cow if the cell count remains high after (antibiotic) treatment
5 (1–6)
4.5
5 (1–6)
4.6
0.59
Check cell count of the whole herd
5 (1–6)
4.9
6 (1–6)
5.1
0.19
