Respirable dust concentrations in equine stables. Part 2: The benefits of soaking hay and optimising the environment in a neighbouring stable

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 263-268

  Clements, J M ^a   Pirie, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Horse; Recurrent airway obstruction; Respirable dust; Soaked hay

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FEMALE; FORAGE; HAY; HORSE DISEASE; HOUSE DUST; MONITOR; NONHUMAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STRAW; WOOD DUST;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; DUST; FEMALE; HORSES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; RESPIRATION; WATER;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 34250901936     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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