Bongers P, Houthuijs D, Remijn B, Brouwer R, Biersteker K
Department of Environmental and Tropical Health, Agricultural University of Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Br J Ind Med. 1987 Dec;44(12):819-23. doi: 10.1136/oem.44.12.819.
In a pilot study to investigate the health effects of swine confinement work on the respiratory tract pulmonary function tests and a questionnaire for respiratory symptoms were used. Complete data, including qualitative exposure information, were gathered for 132 owners of fattening, breeding, or closed pig farms. All measured pulmonary function values, except the FVC, were on average lower than the reference values of the European Committee for Coal and Steel. There were no significant associations between duration of exposure and pulmonary function. About 28% of the farmers had respiratory or flu-like symptoms during or shortly after confinement work; 14% reported symptoms four to eight hours after work. For the fattening farm the following elements of confinement management were negatively correlated with pulmonary function: fully slatted floor, an automatic feeding system, natural ventilation, and the use of dust masks. A significant association between lung disease of the pigs and pulmonary function of the pig farmers was observed.
在一项初步研究中，为调查猪舍工作对呼吸道的健康影响，采用了肺功能测试和一份呼吸道症状调查问卷。收集了132名育肥、繁殖或封闭式猪场场主的完整数据，包括定性暴露信息。除用力肺活量（FVC）外，所有测量的肺功能值平均低于欧洲煤钢共同体的参考值。暴露持续时间与肺功能之间无显著关联。约28%的农民在猪舍工作期间或工作后不久出现呼吸道或流感样症状；14%的人报告在工作四至八小时后出现症状。对于育肥猪场，以下猪舍管理要素与肺功能呈负相关：全漏缝地板、自动饲喂系统、自然通风和使用防尘口罩。观察到猪的肺部疾病与养猪农民的肺功能之间存在显著关联。
