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BILLING OUT
1. Set and understand your charge out rate. Ensure they cover the costs associated with doing the job and pay yourself what you are worth. 💰
2. Always charge – free work won’t pay your bills. 💸
3. Charge higher for one-off work. You can reduce rates for regular or … View moreBILLING OUT
1. Set and understand your charge out rate. Ensure they cover the costs associated with doing the job and pay yourself what you are worth. 💰
2. Always charge – free work won’t pay your bills. 💸
3. Charge higher for one-off work. You can reduce rates for regular or repeat work. 💲
4. Invoice out in a timely manner & follow up with slow payers.
5. Treat people well – bad service spreads quicker than good service. 👌
PAYING BILLS
1. Pay bills on time, including tax. ⏲
2. Keep suppliers in the loop if you are having issues. 📞
MONITORING
1. Set business targets and review them regularly – it’s okay to change them. 🎯
2. Invest in talking regularly with your accountant. ☎ They know how to help businesses improve. They do a lot more than just tax returns.
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Please see below the Spore Count readings for New Plymouth from 11.02.19. We will be updating this for you on Neighbourly on a weekly basis. If you are concerned about your stock, please feel free to contact the clinic on (06) 7584006.
FACIAL ECZEMA - What is it?
Facial eczema (FE) is a disease … View morePlease see below the Spore Count readings for New Plymouth from 11.02.19. We will be updating this for you on Neighbourly on a weekly basis. If you are concerned about your stock, please feel free to contact the clinic on (06) 7584006.
FACIAL ECZEMA - What is it?
Facial eczema (FE) is a disease of grazing ruminants and camelids. It is caused via liver damage by a toxin produced in a fungal spore that grows in the dead “litter” at the pasture base.
The ideal growing conditions are warm and damp with high humidity – often following a dry spell. If you see mushrooms growing it is ideal FE conditions.
The toxin damages the liver so that is can no longer metabolise correctly resulting in a build-up of chlorophyll in the blood (the green colour in grass). This chlorophyll reacts with sunlight to cause a deep-seated sunburn that results in the characteristic eczema signs.
Signs to look for
- a drop in milk production
- cows are restless, seeking shade and lick their udder
- exposed unpigmented or thin skin reddens, thickens and peels
Not all animals affected with facial eczema show physical signs (i.e. clinical FE) although liver damage (i.e. subclinical FE) has occurred. It is estimated that for every clinical case there will be 10 cows with subclinical facial eczema.
Prevention
There is no cure for facial eczema, so prevention is the only way of protecting animals. To be effective, preventative measures need to be in place before eczema spores are found.
Preventative measures include monitoring pasture spore count and either dosing animals with zinc or spraying pastures with a fungicide.
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