A Clean and Health-Care-Focused Way to Reduce Indoor Airborne Bacteria in Calf House with Long-Wave Ultraviolet

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第一作者： Ding, Luyu

作者： Ding, Luyu;Yao, Chunxia;Li, Qifeng;Ding, Luyu;Yao, Chunxia;Li, Qifeng;Ding, Luyu;Yao, Chunxia;Li, Qifeng;Zhang, Qing;Wang, Chaoyuan;Shan, Feifei

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关键词： closed calf house; emission rate; size distribution; microbial composition; health improvement

期刊名称：MICROORGANISMS （ 影响因子：4.1； 五年影响因子：4.5 ）

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年卷期： 2024 年 12 卷 7 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Long-term exposure to a relatively high concentration of airborne bacteria emitted from intensive livestock houses could potentially threaten the health and welfare of animals and workers. There is a dual effect of air sterilization and promotion of vitamin D synthesis for the specific bands of ultraviolet light. This study investigated the potential use of A-band ultraviolet (UVA) tubes as a clean and safe way of reducing airborne bacteria and improving calf health. The composition and emission characteristics of airborne bacteria were investigated and used to determine the correct operating regime of UVA tubes in calf houses. Intermittent exceedances of indoor airborne bacteria were observed in closed calf houses. The measured emission intensity of airborne bacteria was 1.13 +/- 0.09 x 107 CFU h-1 per calf. Proteobacteria were the dominant microbial species in the air inside and outside calf houses. After UVA radiation, the indoor culturable airborne bacteria decreased in all particle size ranges of the Anderson sampler, and it showed the highest reduction rate in the size range of 3.3-4.7 mu m. The results of this study would enrich the knowledge of the source characteristics of the airborne bacteria in intensive livestock farming and contribute to the environmental control of cattle in intensive livestock production.

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