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19% had respiratory or eye symptoms related to work
with forage. These symptoms were cough, dyspnea,
fever, sneezing spells, nasal or eye discharge or itching.
In V. Skaftafellssýsla 24% of 152 individuals had such
symptoms. Regular hay, especially moldy hay,
correlated best with these symptoms. Sixty individuals
correlated their symptoms with some kind of forage,
whereas only 5 correlated symptoms with work with
silage, even of poor quality. There was no significant
difference between the incidence of these symptoms in
the two communities. The use of protecting masks was
of help to decrease these symptoms. Equipment to help
dry hay in the barn and bailing machines were of
questionable benefit, and blowers used to blow hay into
barns might be harmful.
Silage making seems to be the method of choice for
individuals with respiratory or eye symptoms after hay
dust exposure.
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