Disease
Biosecurity NZ keeping watch on Indonesia FMD outbreak
Biosecurity New Zealand is closely monitoring reports of a Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Indonesia, deputy director-general Stuart Anderson says. Biosecurity New Zealand was working to acquire more information from Indonesia and would also talk to its Australian…
Government marks M bovis milestone
It’s taken four years, $220.3 million in compensation claims and required 176,325 cattle to be culled, but New Zealand has just one property that is still infected with Mycoplasma bovis.…
Manawatū farmer to head ovis programme
New ovis management programme manager Michelle Simpson says sheep measles can potentially cost farmers a lot of money, with everyone having a part to play in protecting NZ’s sheepmeat market.Manawatū…
NZ keeping finger on M bovis pulse
National surveillance programmes have provided confidence that M bovis is no longer widespread in NZ. Five Star Beef is destined to be cleared of the disease, which was confirmed on…
Scientist heads off elusive invaders
Dr Rebecca McDougal is part of a Scion team at the leading-edge of understanding complex tree diseases that are threatening…
M bovis programme delivers despite challenges
In an end of year update the programme reports there are currently three active properties, all in the South Island…
M bovis advice ‘will be actioned’
M bovis governance group chair Kelvan Smith says the review recommendations will not be left on the shelf to gather…
Farmer advocate questions efficacy of M bovis report
Mid Canterbury farmer Duncan Barr has no confidence that lessons will be learnt from an independent review aimed at reducing…
LIC disease test a NZ-first for farmers
Technology being used across New Zealand to detect covid in wastewater samples is being employed in the dairy sector to…
Xylella joins least wanted line up
Xylella has wiped out millions of olive trees in Italy, and is starting to affect Spanish plantings.The country’s “least wanted”…
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