ArticleEquine veterinary journal2025
A wearable real-time particulate monitor demonstrates that soaking hay reduces dust exposure.
Article in Equine veterinary journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Minimising feeding behaviour interference: A hay-shaker device to assess dust exposure in horses.Equine veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Sensory Assessment of Hay Samples: Abnormal Odor Predicts Increased Dust Levels and Impurities Suggest Microbiological Contamination.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- A wearable real-time particulate monitor demonstrates that soaking hay reduces dust exposure.Equine veterinary journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAffordable particulate matter (PM) monitors suitable for use on horses will facilitate the evaluation of PM mitigation methods and improve the management of equine asthma.
objectiveCalibrate a real-time wearable PM monitor (Black Beauty [BB]) and compare the PM exposures of horses fed dry or soaked hay. STUDY
designLaboratory calibration; complete cross-over feed trial.
methodsSide-by-side sampling with BB monitors and tapered element oscillating microbalances (TEOMs) was performed under varying concentrations of PM from alfalfa hay. Linear regression was used to derive a calibration formula for each unit based on TEOM PM measurements. Precision was evaluated by calculating the coefficient of variation and pairwise correlation coefficients between three BB monitors. PM exposure was measured at the breathing zone of 10 horses for 8 h after they were fed dry or soaked hay. Repeated measures generalised linear models were constructed to determine the effect of hay treatment and measurement duration (initial 20-min vs. 8-h) upon exposure to PM with diameters smaller than or equal to 10 μm (PM
resultsBB monitor PM MAIN LIMITATIONS: No health outcome measures were collected.
conclusionsWith appropriate corrections, the BB monitor can be used to estimate horse PM exposure. While 20-min measurements yielded higher estimates of exposure than 8-h measurements, both intervals demonstrate that soaking hay reduces PM exposures by more than 50%.
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