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ArticleSystematic reviews2014

The association between proximity to animal-feeding operations and community health: a protocol for updating a systematic review.

Annette M O'Connor, Brent W Auvermann, Julian P T Higgins, Shelley P Kirychuk, Jan M Sargeant, Susanna G Von Essen, Julie M Glanville, Hannah Wood

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Article in Systematic reviews, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors.

Annette M O'ConnorCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA. oconnor@iastate.edu.
Brent W Auvermann
Julian P T Higgins
Shelley P Kirychuk
Jan M Sargeant
Susanna G Von Essen
Julie M Glanville
Hannah Wood

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLivestock and poultry operations that feed large numbers of animals are common. Facility capacity varies, but it is not uncommon for facilities to house 1,000 swine with multiple barns at a single site, feedlots to house 50,000 cattle, and poultry houses to house 250,000 hens. There is primary research that suggests livestock facilities that confine animals indoors for feeding can represent a health hazard for surrounding communities. In this protocol, we describe a review about the association between proximity to animal-feeding operations (AFOs) and the health of individuals in nearby communities. A systematic review of the topic was published by some members of our group in 2010. The purpose of this review is to update that review. METHODS/

designThe populations of interest are people living in communities near livestock production facilities. Outcomes of interest are any health outcome measured in humans such as respiratory disease, gastrointestinal disease, and mental health. Measures of antibiotic resistance in people from the communities compared to measures of resistance found in animals and the environment on animal-feeding operations will also be summarized. The exposure of interest will be exposure to livestock production using a variety of metrics such as distance from facilities, endotoxin levels, and measures of odor. Electronic searches will be conducted using MEDLINE and MEDLINE In-Process (via OvidSP), CAB Abstracts (via Web of Knowledge), and Science Citation Index (via Web of Knowledge). No language or date restriction will be applied. We will access the risk of bias using a pilot version of a tool developed by the Methods Groups of the Cochrane Collaboration for non-randomized interventions.We propose to conduct a meta-analysis for each health metric (e.g., combining all respiratory disease outcomes, combining all gastrointestinal outcomes). A planned subgroup analysis will be based on the domains of the risk of bias. DISCUSSION: This systematic review will provide synthesis of current evidence reporting the association between living near an animal-feeding operation and human health. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42014010521.

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Animal HusbandryDrug Resistance, BacterialHealth StatusResearch DesignAnimal FeedAnimalsEnvironmental ExposureHumansLivestockMental HealthPoultryResidence CharacteristicsSystematic Reviews as Topic

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PMCPMC4160559

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