Mycoplasma Bovis

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New Zealand's on the brink of eradicating the devastating cattle disease mycoplasma bovis. But has it been worth it?

Bulk milk testing for Mycoplasma bovis has this month picked up 28 dairy farms requiring further investigation.

Two years ago the government said we had "one shot" at wiping out Mycoplasma Bovis, echoing its later stance on Covid-19. It also learned from communications failures in its handling of the cattle…

Fear of spreading Mycoplasma Bovis during the annual mass-movement of stock was headline news a year ago. Amid our biggest-ever biosecurity operation, thousands of farmers still hadn’t registered…

Almost 8000 dairy locations are yet to re-register to a national tracking system, with just days to go until moving day, when sharemilkers move their cows to new farms around the country. Audio

Waikato farmer Henk Smit had to kill 800 cows and calves when mycoplasma bovis was detected in his herd. He has put his property on the market and wants to leave the country.

The emotional, social and psychological impacts of Mycoplasma bovis on farmers and farming communities will be studied by the University of Otago.

Damien O'Connor says money may be better spent on biosecurity systems that prevent similar outbreaks of the Mycoplasma bovis infection.

The beef and dairy industries have yet to decide who will pay and how much of the private sector cost of eradicating Mycoplasma bovis.

Despite the fact they are not out of the woods yet, cattle farmers are starting to consider life after Mycoplasma bovis.

It's shaping up to be the Year of the Sheep at A&P shows in Northland this season, with concerns over Mycoplasma bovis risk.