Farmer Focus: Mycoplasma bovis remains untraced and uncontained
For us here in Valetta and for most other arable properties in Canterbury, winter grazing of livestock is a vitally important component of our farm system. In our case, we prefer to finish lambs over the winter and early spring period.
Cambridge dairy farmer confirms M. bovis infection
Cambridge dairy farmer Henk Smit has confirmed that a herd of 330 cows, he partly owns, is infected with Mycoplasma bovis.
Blue-tongue virus: Heifer lockout sparks alarm
FARMERS within the Victorian temporary blue-tongue virus zone could be shut out of the lucrative Chinese dairy export heifer market for up to two years, a major exporter has warned.
Scientists can 'knock out' major cow's milk allergen
Kiwi scientists have discovered a new way to knock out a major milk allergen by editing a cow’s genome.
Nelson dairy farmer calls for end to cattle culling in wake of M bovis outbreak
A Nelson farmer is fearing for his small herd of 30 cows in the wake of the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak.
Mycoplasma bovis found for first time in Waikato
MPI’s biosecurity business unit, Biosecurity New Zealand, today confirmed that a farm in the Cambridge area has tested positive for Mycoplasma bovis.
Cattle disease bill could be $30k per farm
Farmers could end up paying $30,000 each on average to help cover the cost of eradicating mycoplasma bovis.
Patoka property in Hawke's Bay not linked to latest mycoplasma bovis find
Stock found with incurable cattle disease mycoplasma bovis on a North Wairarapa farm had previously been on a farm in Hawke’s Bay, but not the farm where infected stock were discovered late last year.
Farm sales drop 11pct as cattle disease keeps farmers nervous
New Zealand farm sales fell 11 percent in the March quarter from a year earlier, as the mycoplasma bovis cattle disease outbreak weighed on purchasing intentions and spanned a period where smaller plots of rural land were captured by the regime to screen foreign buyers.
Farmers to have new tool for testing of Mycoplasma bovis in their herds
Farmers may soon have another test to check their herds for Mycoplasma bovis with a promising new tool being developed.