By Kristen Davis, GippsDairy
We are seeing spore counts on the rise early this facial eczema season given the favourable sporulation conditions across Gippsland.
Facial eczema is a liver disease, often accompanied by photosensitisation, caused by spores of a pasture fungus that multiply rapidly in warm and humid conditions. The spores of the fungus release a potent mycotoxin known as sporid...