Respirable dust concentrations in equine stables. Part 1: Validation of equipment and effect of various management systems

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 256-262

  Clements, J M ^a   Pirie, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air quality; Dust sampler; Environment; Horse; Recurrent airway obstruction; Respirable dust concentration

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FILTER; HAY; HORSE DISEASE; HOUSE DUST; MONITOR; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRAW; VALIDATION PROCESS; WOOD DUST;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; DUST; HORSES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 34250838707     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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