The Indoor Environment at the University Equestrian Facility in the Autumn Semester: A Case Study

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41310%2F25%3A102312" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41310/25:102312 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/22/3322" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/22/3322</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani15223322" target="_blank" >10.3390/ani15223322</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The Indoor Environment at the University Equestrian Facility in the Autumn Semester: A Case Study

Original language description

This article aims to show some of the factors that influence the internal environment in a horse stable under the operating conditions of a university farm during the autumn semester. The conditions inside the stable were favorable in terms of temperature and air humidity as well as CO2 concentration during this period. According to anonymous statements of 94 respondents (workers, students, and members of the equestrian club), 83% of them suffer from occasional respiratory problems, which could be contributed to by the deterioration of the indoor environment, especially dustiness. Analysis of the measured dust concentration values showed that the largest share of the dust concentration was made by large particles above 10 µm. There was no difference between the average concentration of PM10 dust particles (877 µg·m-3) during bedding with straw or a mixture of sawdust and shavings. The average concentration of PM10 particles during the cleaning of the corridor was also high (185.9 ± 105.4 µg·m-3). On the contrary, the average concentration of PM2.5 particles during the cleaning of the corridor (173.1 ± 50.3 µg·m-3) was higher than during bedding with straw (54.4 ± 34.9 µg·m-3) or a mixture of sawdust and shavings (69.2 ± 22.1 µg·m-3). The average concentration of dust during the movement of horses in the outdoor riding arena was within the recommended limit values for outdoor limits of PM10 and PM2.5. The average sound pressure level LpAi = 47.0 ± 8.7 dB fluctuated during the day, but the horses were not disturbed during rest and sleep, even though this equestrian facility is located near a commercial airport.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40101 - Agriculture

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Animals

ISSN

2076-2615

e-ISSN

2076-2615

Volume of the periodical

15

Issue of the periodical within the volume

22

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

32

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

001625480900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105023076163