Summer rain brings worms and flies

Jamie-Lee Oldfield
Updated January 10 2019 - 7:04am, first published 6:00am
Look out: Producers monitoring for flystrike should also look out for Barber’s pole, with symptoms including weakness,  pale eyelids and gums.
Look out: Producers monitoring for flystrike should also look out for Barber’s pole, with symptoms including weakness, pale eyelids and gums.

While summer rain in Victoria and southern NSW delivered some relief to livestock producers, the unseasonal falls have also raised animal health and nutrition concerns.

Jamie-Lee Oldfield

Livestock editor for The Land.

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