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Risk of diarrhea with adult residents of municipalities with significant livestock production activities
Author(s) -
C. St-Pierre,
Patrick Levallois,
Suzanne Gingras,
Pierre Payment,
M. Gignac
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdp010
Subject(s) - livestock , diarrhea , environmental health , production (economics) , public health , epidemiology , business , medicine , geography , nursing , economics , forestry , macroeconomics
The intensification of livestock production has led to situations where the amount of manure that is produced exceeds the amounts needed in some areas. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the intensity of livestock activities and manure products, particularly in swine farms, and the prevalence of diarrhea in adults.

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