Effects of Low-Dust Forages on Dust Exposure, Airway Cytology, and Plasma Omega-3 Concentrations in Thoroughbred Racehorses: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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• Personal Author:
  Burgess, John ; Couetil, Laurent L. ; Ivester, Kathleen M. ; Mukhopadhyay, Abhijit ; Olave, Carla J. ; Park, Jae Hong
• Description:
  Background: Racehorses commonly develop evidence of mild asthma in response to dust exposure. Diets deficient in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (O-3) might exacerbate this response. Hypothesis: To compare dust exposure, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cytology, and plasma O-3 and specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPM) concentrations amongst racehorses fed dry hay, steamed hay, and haylage. Animals: Forty-three Thoroughbred racehorses. Methods: Prospective clinical trial. Horses were randomly assigned to be fed dry hay, steamed hay, or haylage for 6 weeks. Measures of exposure to dust in the breathing zone were obtained twice. At baseline, week-3, and week-6, BALF cytology was examined. Plasma lipid profiles and plasma SPM concentrations were examined at baseline and week 6. Generalized linear mixed models examined the effect of forage upon dust exposure, BALF cytology, O-3, and SPM concentrations. Results: Respirable dust was significantly higher for horses fed hay (least-square mean +/- s.e.m. 0.081 +/- 0.007 mg/m3) when compared with steamed hay (0.056 +/- 0.005 mg/m3, P = .01) or haylage (0.053 +/- 0.005 mg/m3, P < .01). At week 6, BALF neutrophil proportions in horses eating haylage (3.0% +/- 0.6%) were significantly lower compared with baseline (5.1 +/- 0.7, P = .04) and horses eating hay (6.3% +/- 0.8%, P < .01). Plasma eicosapentaenoic acid to arachidonic acid ratios were higher in horses eating haylage for 6 weeks (0.51 +/- 0.07) when compared with baseline (0.34 +/- 0.05, P < .01) and horses eating steamed (0.24 +/- 0.02, P < .01) or dry hay (0.25 +/- 0.03, P < .01). Conclusions and Clinical Importance: Steamed hay and haylage reduce dust exposure compared with dry hay, but only haylage increased the ratio of anti-inflammatory to pro-inflammatory lipids while reducing BAL neutrophil proportions within 6 weeks. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Animals Asthma, Occupational Dust Immune System Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  Asthma Author Keywords: Airway Diet Dust Exposure Fatty Acids Haylage Immune System Inflammation Neutrophils Resolution Respiratory Irritants Respiratory Tract

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• ISSN:
  0891-6640
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  11 pdf pages
• Volume:
  37
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067095
• Citation:
  J Vet Intern Med 2023 Jan/Feb; 37(1):338-348
• Contact Point Address:
  Laurent L. Couetil, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, Lynn Hall, 625 Harrison Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
• Email:
  couetill@purdue.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230717/cdc_230717_DS1.pdf
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