As ram buying season gets underway, Beef + Lamb New Zealand is encouraging farmers in at-risk areas to consider including Facial Eczema (FE) resistance in their selection criteria.
Strategic grazing management can help farmers manage the risk of Facial Eczema over summer and autumn.
As humidity rises so do Facial Eczema (FE) spore counts and sheep farmers in affected regions could consider using genetics for the long-term control of the disease.
Warm summer temperatures bring with them the heightened risk of the production-limiting disease Facial Eczema.
Warm, wet weather is creating perfect conditions for Facial Ezcema (FE) and given the right conditions the risk could continue through until May.
The past season was one of worst on record for facial eczema (FE). B+LNZ Genetics talks to a farmer whose operation has been using FE tolerant rams for 30 years.
It has been a tough six months for Hawke’s Bay farmers as dry conditions, a facial eczema outbreak and Brexit-related market uncertainty take their toll.
