Facial Eczema pasture spore monitoring program
This program helps dairy farmers keep track of Facial Eczema danger levels and make an informed choice as to the Facial Eczema strategy for their own farm. For the latest pasture spore counts in your local area, click on the sentinel farm nearest you on the map below or from the lefthand menu.
All Gippsland farms for week of 13-19 Feb 2012
| Number of paddocks tested |
32 |
| Paddocks with no spores detected |
2
|
| Average spore count (spores/gram pasture) |
47,031 |
| Highest spore count |
220,000 |
| Farms spore count above 15,000 spores/gram pasture |
25 |
Breaking these results down by region:
East Gippsland (including MID)
| Number of paddocks tested |
10 |
| Paddocks with no spores detected |
0 |
| Average spore count (spores/gram pasture) |
50,000 |
| Highest spore count |
90,000 |
| Farms spore count above 15,000 spores/gram pasture |
10 |
South Gippsland
| Number of paddocks tested |
8 |
| Paddocks with no spores detected |
0 |
| Average spore count (spores/gram pasture) |
28,125 |
| Highest spore count |
80,000 |
| Farms spore count above 15,000 spores/gram pasture |
5 |
West Gippsland
| Number of paddocks tested |
10 |
| Paddocks with no spores detected |
1 |
| Average spore count (spores/gram pasture) |
51,500 |
| Highest spore count |
95,000 |
| Farms spore count above 15,000 spores/gram pasture |
8 |
Yarram
| Number of paddocks tested |
4 |
| Paddocks with no spores detected |
1 |
| Average spore count (spores/gram pasture) |
66,250 |
| Highest spore count |
220,000 |
| Farms spore count above 15,000 spores/gram pasture |
2 |