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Growing up on a farm protects from childhood asthma and allergy. Timing: during pregnancy and first years of life, continued exposure is best. Protective exposures: farm animals, farm milk and animal fodder. Microbial exposures: bacteria, fungi. Mechanisms: activation of innate immunity. Gene–environment interactions.
