Assessing the impact of a negative air ionization system on particulate matter and gaseous pollutants in the swine farrowing environment.

ABSTRACT: Air quality on swine farms has long been a concern for both human and swine health as it has been previously linked with respiratory issues; the main cause being the inhalation of small airborne particulate matter (PM) < 10 μm in diameter. Negative ionizing systems have previously been successfully used to improve air quality in human residential- and commercial buildings as well in agricultural settings. However, less is known about the efficacy of negative ionizing systems in commercial swine farrowing environments. Thus, the objective of this study was to use a swine farrowing environment to evaluate the effects of a negative air ionization system on 1) the quantity of airborne gaseous and particulate matter, and 2) swine health and production parameters. Six farrowing rooms containing

SUBMITTER: Campler MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11849892 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature