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Veterinary Science


Extract from the JOURNAL OF EQUINE VETERINARY SCIENCE.

The use of cardboard bedding (EcoBed) as part of a minimum dust stable regime for horses with C.O.P.D.

Roberts C1 Sbair L2 Vandenput S2 Art T2 and Lekeux P12
1) Centre for Equine Studies, Animal Health Trust Newmarket UK:
2) Laboratory for functional investigation, faculty of veterinary medicine, University of Liege, Belgium.

In spite of the need for a permanent minimum dust environment for horses suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (c.o.p.d.), many owners fail to maintain suitable long term management regimes and many affected animals continue to show signs of respiratory dysfunction. One reason for this is the unpopularity of low dust feeds and bedding materials among horse owners. To assess its suitability for use with c.o.p.d. horses, the airborne dust level and concentrations of common aeroallergens in a new commercial cardboard bedding product were measured in vitro using a Ripon particle counter and an Anderson sampler, respectively (Vandeput et al.1997). Data was compared to values obtained from more traditional forms of bedding, ie woodshavings and straw, using the same techniques. Total airborne dust concentration and concentrations of Aspergillus fumigatus, Faenia rectivirgula and Thermoactinomyces vulgaris in the cardboard bedding were significantly lower than those of wood shavings and straw. This study suggests that, due to its low concentration of airborne dust and aerollergens, cardboard bedding may be useful in the provision of minimum dust management for horses with c.o.p.d.


This is an extract from the table of data produced by University of Liege Belgium when using EcoBed.

Respirable dust particles by litre of air and viable spore concentrations (colonies forming units (cfu)) in 1.5 cubic foot of air of Aespergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus), Faenia rectivirgula (F. rectivirgula) and Thermoactinomyces vulgaris (T. vulgaris) in different types of bedding and supplement (Mean ± standard deviation).

  Respirable dust A. fumigatus F. rectivirgula T. vulgaris
  Particles/
litre of air		 cfu/42.45
litres of air		 cfu/42.45
litres of air		 cfu/42.45
litres of air
Wood shavings 31492 ± 12910 710 ± 124 53 ± 29 79 ± 59
Good Straw 11571 ± 4897 402 ± 214 18 ± 17 33 ± 17
Flax Straw 9251 ± 1776 104 ± 23 10 ± 9 60 ± 13
EcoBed 6744 ± 1925 1.1 ± 1.9 0 ± 0 0.1 ± 0.4
Values with no common designations are significantly different (p < 0.05) (Mann-Whitney statistic test).


As you can see EcoBed had the lowest dust particles by litre of air and viable spore concentrations.

In layman’s terms it is proven to be virtually dust and spore free.
 
 

The best alternative to Wood Shavings, Straw and Paper

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