Tag Archives: Eczema
Pasture Mycotoxins Reduce Stock Performance
It is about this time of year that farmers may notice a number of behavioural issues with their stock, along with declines in performance. Typical symptoms are grouping together particularly under shade, rather than being spread out across a paddock and around water troughs. Skin can peel in severe cases. Such behaviour and symptoms are [...]
Facial Eczema risk peaks between March and April despite cooler nights
Data collected by Assure Quality since 2005 highlights a marked elevation in spore counts during March and April, even though air temperatures start to decline. Although cooler nights have traditionally signalled the end of zinc dosing for many farmers, what these graphs (below) show us is that there is still a significant risk of disease [...]