Table 3.

Cytological cure compared with day 0 by treatment strategy and time of examination

Day of examination and bacteriological status at day 0	Treatment strategy
	Individualised homeopathy (n=60)		Placebo (n=60)		Antibiotic (n=60)
	n/n	%	n/n	%	n/n	%
Day 7
Positive (n=120)
SCC<100,000 cells/ml	0/40	0.0	1/38	2.6	1/41*	2.4
SCC was lower	18/40	45.0	20/38	52.6	34/41	82.9
SCC was higher	7/40	17.5	0/38	0.0	3/41	7.3
Non-responders	15/40	37.5	17/38	44.7	3/41	7.3
Negative (n=60)
SCC<100,000 cells/ml	2/20	10.0	6/22	27.3	3/18	16.7
SCC was lower	13/20	65.0	13/22	59.1	13/18	72.2
SCC was higher	4/20	20.0	3/22	13.6	2/18	11.1
Non-responders	1/20	5.0	0/22	0.0	0/18	0.0
Day 14
Positive (n=120)
SCC<100,000 cells/ml	3/40	7.5	1/38	2.6	7/42	16.7
SCC was lower	13/40	32.5	15/38	39.5	23/42	54.8
SCC was higher	3/40	7.5	2/38	5.3	2/42	4.8
Non-responders	21/40	52.5	20/38	52.6	10/42	23.8
Negative (n=60)
SCC<100,000 cells/ml	5/20	25.0	6/22	27.3	7/18	38.9
SCC was lower	12/20	60.0	8/22	36.4	8/18	44.4
SCC was higher	0/20	0.0	4/22	18.2	1/18	5.6
Non-responders	3/20	15.0	4/22	18.2	2/18	11.1
Day 28
Positive (n=120)
SCC<100,000 cells/ml	2/39†	5.1	5/38	13.2	9/42	21.4
SCC was lower	13/39	33.3	11/38	28.9	17/42	40.5
SCC was higher	0/39	0.0	1/38	2.6	1/42	2.4
Non-responders	24/39	61.5	21/38	55.3	15/42	35.7
Negative (n=60)
SCC<100,000 cells/ml	6/19†	31.6	8/22	36.4	7/17†	41.2
SCC was lower	7/19	36.8	5/22	22.7	6/17	35.3
SCC was higher	2/19	10.5	3/22	13.6	0/17	0.0
Non-responders	4/19	21.1	6/22	27.3	4/17	23.5

Results are given in number of total cures out of cases treated (n/n) and in % of all cases treated.

*Low quantity of milk: SCC measurement was not possible.

†Early culling of one cow due to different reasons (dangerous handling, lameness, fertility disorder).

Non-responders, cows with no clinical cure were rated as non-responsive to the treatment given; SCC, somatic cell count.