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IT’S TIME to start doing things better to reduce the number of animals affected by facial eczema, says veterinarian Emma Cuttance.

WARMER WEATHER is making a welcome return around the country, but when humidity rises, so does the risk of facial eczema, which can significantly affect milk production and animal health.

WHILE HOT humid weather across the country has provided the perfect conditions for lush pasture cover this spring, farmers need to stay alert for an increased risk of facial eczema through summer.

NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST red meat genetics company is raising the bar in an effort to reduce the impact of facial eczema heading south and becoming more prevalent throughout New Zealand.

FACIAL ECZEMA (FE) is a disease with a huge economic impact in the warm humid areas of New Zealand, points out Robin Pharmaceuticals, maker of the FiltaBac treatment for the disease.

DAIRY farmers now can use genetics to reduce the risk of facial eczema (FE) on their operations says CRV Ambreed breeding  programme manager Aaron Parker.

FACIAL ECZEMA has always been a risk for dairy replacements but over many years in most regions of the North Island, where the disease has been significant, lack of liveweight gain can be associated with FE.

RECENT COOL temperatures may have kept a lid on the start to the facial eczema (FE) season, but that's no reason to let down your guard, says farm nutrition specialist Altum.

FACIAL ECZEMA (FE) occurs when grazing animals eat pasture containing large numbers of spores from the fungus Pithomyces chartarum. They contain sporidesmin, a toxin which causes inflammation of the liver and bile ducts.

Ahead of the facial eczema risk season, farm nutrition company Altum is releasing a new treatment formula.