Two Taranaki farms under M. bovis notices of direction
Two Taranaki farms have been issued notices of direction as they are tested for the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis.
Both properties – one a dairy farm and the other a lifestyle block – are near Inglewood, with the first notice of direction issued on June 28 and the second last week.
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Farmer Focus: Mycoplasma bovis remains untraced and uncontained
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