Air hygiene in stables. 1: Effects of stable design, ventilation and management on the concentration of respirable dust.
Equine Vet J
; 19(5): 448-53, 1987 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-3678188
ABSTRACT
The concentration of fungal spores, the main constituents of respirable dust in stables, is determined by rates of release from fodder and bedding and rate of clearance, principally by ventilation. This paper outlines the principles that govern the application of natural ventilation to the control of air hygiene in barns and individual boxes for horses. When release rates are low, ventilation rates over four air changes per hour are satisfactory. Ventilation was satisfactory in individual boxes but usually unsatisfactory in barns and specific recommendations are made for improvement. Preliminary observations in stables with clean, well-managed bedding revealed only small differences between straw, wood shavings and paper. In these circumstances hay tended to be the major source of respirable spores.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ventilação
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Microbiologia do Ar
/
Poeira
/
Fungos
/
Abrigo para Animais
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1987
Tipo de documento:
Article