cattle

Beef feedlots in NZ – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A | Published: 29 August 201811 February 2019

Intensive beef farming is the latest farming practice to be called into question by activists. Most of New Zealand’s beef herd are […]

Govt plans to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis – In the News

In the News | Published: 28 May 201812 February 2019

The Government has announced it will attempt to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, at a cost of $886 million. […]

Impact of Mycoplasma bovis on cow welfare – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 May 201812 February 2019

The cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has spread “beyond all expectation” in the last week, with Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor indicating that the number of farms affected […]

Cull begins on infected farms – In the News

In the News | Published: 29 March 201805 July 2018

Over 22,000 cattle will be culled in an effort to prevent further spread of the disease Mycoplasma bovis. Minister for […]

Cattle disease found in NZ – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A | Published: 27 July 201703 August 2018

MPI is responding to the discovery of a cattle disease on a South Canterbury farm. Mycoplasma bovis is common internationally but this is the […]

Bacterial cow disease found in NZ for first time — In The News

In the News | Published: 26 July 201703 August 2018

The bacterial disease Mycoplasma bovis has been found in New Zealand cows for the first time on a dairy farm […]

Foot and mouth disease study questions need for mass culling

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 May 201106 May 2011

Cattle infected with foot and mouth disease (FMD) are only infectious for a brief window of time, around half what […]

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