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Be Prepared this Facial Eczema Season

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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...


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