To review studies in farming populations from temperate zones focusing on:(1) exposure to
dust, bacteria, moulds, endotoxin, and ammonia,(2) sensitisation to common airborne …

Respiratory diseases have long been recognized in association with work in farming.
Overall, only a small proportion of the population is employed in agriculture, so respiratory …

Field surveys of dust concentrations within and dust emissions from cattle, pig and poultry
buildings were conducted in England, the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany …

Farmers are known to be at high risk for the development of occupational airway disease.
The aim of this European study was to determine which airway symptoms predominate in …

Background: A protective effect of endotoxin exposure on atopy and asthma in farmers'
children has been postulated. Studies of adult farmers have shown conflicting results but …

This study investigated the environmental conditions on pig farms and the respiratory health
of pig farmers and their immunological response to airborne contaminants. Airborne …

Studies describing respiratory health hazards for workers in swine production facilities have
been published in the United States, Sweden, Canada, the Netherlands, and Denmark. Up …

Fourteen healthy, nonsmoking subjects were exposed to swine dust while weighing pigs for
3 to 5 h in a swine-confinement building. All but one participant was previously unexposed …

BACKGROUND--Chronic bronchitis causes high morbidity and mortality throughout the
world. It is basically a preventable disease. However, few population based studies of …

To assess whether working in a swine confinement facility causes an excess or accelerated
decline in lung function, we conducted a population-based study to evaluate the …