Hi everyone,
I thought that the following may be of interest, it seems we are
not the only ones having a bad season for Facial Eczema. The following two
comments were posted on the NZ-GrazeL list.
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>Quentin Mundt wrote:
>>
>> Hi Ash
>>
>> Facial eczema is very bad in south Taranaki , I would say 10 % of the
>> local herds affected.
>> Sent the wife to the local Dairy Co store to get some more zinc
>> yesterday and there will be none available for 6 weeks !!
>> Heard of a herd having 50 to 60 % affected.
>> Eczema is bad higher up under the mountain which has never been a
>> problem before.
>>
>> --
>Last week I called on a farmer at Matamata who had taken out 100 cows of
>a 350 cow herd for eczema. He had been giving cows zinc in water at
>recommended rates since early January as well as feeding heaps of maize
>silage and supplements and has a third of his farm in fescue which is
>less prone to eczema.
>If you can't get zinc in Taranaki, Agvance Marketing, a Te Awamutu based
>importer has Zinc Monohydrate for $1.20/kg + gst, which is about 25-30%
>cheaper than the merchants. If its oxide you are after you could try
>Alpha Laval or Farmlands.
>
>Robin Boom CPAg
>RD9 Hamilton, NZ
>Ph: 0064 7 8298880
>
> .....................................................
regards, Peter.
Peter Gault.
Dairyfarmer.
Macalister Irrigation Area.
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