A property suspected of having Mycoplasma bovis has been confirmed as being infected, the Ministry for Primary Industries says.
The farm, which is within the Wakanui controlled area notice (CAN) is in the “high-risk” area (red) and has been under movement restrictions since August 2022.
Investigations on this property are underway and MPI officials are working closely with the farmer.
The CAN, which came into force on October 13, is a precautionary measure to restrict the movement of cattle in an effort to stop M bovis circulating in the area and coincides with the planned depopulation of a nearby feedlot, which is an important next step towards eradication.
With high levels of network and national surveillance being undertaken and very few new active confirmed properties, the MPI said it is cautiously optimistic that good progress has been made towards eradication, and that “we are in the tail end of the disease outbreak”.
