| [exposure to saccharopolyspora rectivirgula among cattle breeders in the province of reggio emilia and the risk of extrinsic allergic alveolitis (farmer's lung)]. | nearly 2.350 dairy farms (and 137.000 milk cows) are located in the province of reggio emilia, italy, to produce the famous parmigiano-reggiano" cheese. feeding is hay-based both in the cold season and (together with grazing) in the warm season. this requires a large production of hay and frequent handling by the farmers. hay is packed in large cylindrical bales, "round bales" (nearly 2.41 m3), or, rarely, in traditional small prisms-shaped bales (about 0.15 m3), only used on small farms. we est ... | 2003 | 12852203 |
| the influence of hay-packing techniques on the presence of saccharopolyspora rectivirgula. | environmental factors influencing the growth, distribution and viability of thermophilic actinomycetes, especially saccharopolyspora rectivirgula as an agent of extrinsic allergic alveolitis in farms workers, were studied. total microbial count, eumycetes and thermophilic actinomycetes were determined on 96 hay samples, randomly collected, from small prismatic and large cylindrical bales, 30 air samples before and after animal feeding, and various surfaces in two farms located in the province of ... | 1999 | 10540237 |
| [prevalence of extrinsic allergic alveolitis in cattle breeders from the province of reggio emilia]. | several new cases of extrinsic allergic alveolitis or farmer's lung (fl) in farm workers were reported to occupational health services in the province of reggio emilia (italy). this prompted the public health department to study the prevalence of the disease among milk-cow breeders involved in parmigiano-reggiano cheese production: who are the biggest hay users. | 2003 | 14526497 |