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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.
SPRAYING PASTURE with a fungicide that kills fungus and inhibits FE spore production is the only direct means to manage spore numbers during risk periods. Fungicidal sprays provide a secondary benefit by controlling rust on ryegrass and also give opportunity to apply broad-leaf herbicides to improve pasture quality.
A NEW mobile hydraulic tipping crush is revolutionising hoof trimming of cows and bulls, and infusing teat seal in heifers, in south-west Victoria, Australia.
ONE OF the most effective ways to control clinical mastitis in the milking herd is to identify infected cows early, so they can be treated before the disease is spread to other animals, says equipment manufacturer Skellerup.
When funding was pulled from wild animal control in the late 1970s, many of New Zealand's cattle and deer herds fell foul of TB, says Animal Health Board chairman John Dalziell, in the introduction to the board's Making TB History. This extract from the booklet tells one farmer's story.
MIXED RATION vertical mixers don't come much more compact than the Kuhn Profile, remarks Kuhn New Zealand.
CLOTHING MAKER Swazi Apparel Ltd will on March 1 launch Dairy by Swazi, a range specifically for dairy farmers. It is made in New Zealand and will sell exclusively in RD1 stores.
Swazi designer and owner Davey Hughes says he is pleased with sales of the company's premium, "but research told us there was also a segment of farmers who, while concerned about quality, were after clothing with a few less features [and] value for money."
Dairy farmers will be pleased, he says. "By stripping out a few features and added manufacturing efficiency, we've delivered a range of products... at a bloody awesome price."
"All the inherent Swazi properties [are there]: durable, the very best of fabrics and craftsmanship."
The range will start with five garments: men's pants, shirt and two tee-shirts and a women's skivvy. All garments will be made of fleece, some in different weights.
Tel. 06 368 4822
www.swazi.co.nz
A LELY Tigo loader wagon has proven a good purchase for a Whataroa, Waikato, couple who three seasons ago moved to Waitaha Valley, south of Hokitika, where they now sharemilk.
A NEW option for Robertson Manufacturing's Comby range improves feeding out efficiency on the feed pad.
A FEED trailer from Milk Bar will not cut in through gateways, can be safely braked before unhitching, suits many feeds and withstands years of farm use, the maker says.
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FARM UTILITIES new this month include CB Norwood's CF Moto Z6, a 600cc, fuel-injected side-by-side and a UTV – a utility 4x4 machine with a tipping deck, powered by a 500cc engine.
THE SMILING corporate face of Mazda on the front of a ute makes a bold statement.
Matthew Foster has been appointed Synlait Milk's general manager supply chain, reporting to chief executive officer John Penno.
One of New Zealand's budding scientists will travel abroad later this year to complete his PhD, after winning the 2012 Doctoral Studentship Award from LIC.
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