Farmer relays concerns to minister: We’d be ‘better off’ with M bovis than floods
“I wouldn’t want to go through this again.”
‘M. bovis’ response criticised
Significant and lasting trauma was inflicted on Mycoplasma bovis-affected farmers due to the Government’s poorly managed response to the disease outbreak, a University of Otago study has found.
M bovis review gets underway
An independent review of the Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme is aimed at identifying lessons that can be learned from New Zealand’s largest biosecurity response.
New Zealand M. bovis eradication on target, but still work to do
On 21 July 2017, diagnostic samples taken from a South Canterbury, New Zealand dairy herd tested positive for Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis). This bacterium had never previously been found in New Zealand. Since then, significant progress has been made in driving down the numbers of farms affected by M. bovis.
MPI: M Bovis programme has cost $349.6 million
About $349.6 million has been spent trying to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis from the country, figures released by Biosecurity New Zealand and the Ministry for Primary Industries show.
‘M.bovis’ testing at two Southland farms
Cattle herds on two Southland farms are being tested to determine whether they are infected with Mycoplasma bovis, the Ministry for Primary Industries says.
M. bovis found on Mid Canterbury farm
Mycoplasma bovis has reared its head again. A positive case has been confirmed in Mid Canterbury.
SRUC calling on dairy farmers to help with M.bovis research
A plea to dairy farmers to throw their weight behind a study into the infectious condition M.bovis has been renewed by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) after its original project was postponed during lockdown.
