Concentrations of dust and endotoxin in equine stabling

Veterinary Record

Volumn 165, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 293-295

  Whittaker, A G ^a   Hughes, K J ^a   Parkin, T D H ^b   Love, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

ENDOTOXIN; RUBBER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE; HORSE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WOOD;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANIMALS; DUST; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HORSES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INHALATION EXPOSURE; RUBBER; SCOTLAND; WOOD;

EID: 70350158496     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.165.10.293     Document Type: Article

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