MYCOPLASMA BOVIS

8th November 2017. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has this week placed 2 additional properties in the Waimate district under movement controls following suspicious test results for the bacterial cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. The properties are under the controls, known… Continue Reading →

12th October 2017. The Ministry for Primary Industries is moving forward with control measures to prevent further spread of the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, with plans being developed with farmers to cull animals from the known infected farms. “Since the start of… Continue Reading →

2nd October 2017. The Ministry for Primary Industries’ testing programme has identified one new property as positive for the bacterial cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. The newly identified property is a Van Leeuwen Dairy Group farm which was already under a Restricted… Continue Reading →

8th September 2017. The Ministry for Primary Industries’ testing programme for Mycoplasma bovis continues at pace with over 15,000 tests now completed by MPI’s Animal Health Laboratory at Wallaceville. Response Incident Controller Dr Eve Pleydell says the overwhelming majority of… Continue Reading →

29th August 2017. The Ministry for Primary Industries’ tracing and testing programme has identified 3 new properties positive for the bacterial cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. “All 3 properties have links to existing infected properties, and this is an entirely expected pattern… Continue Reading →

23rd August 2017. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) strongly suspects a third South Island property is positive for the bacterial cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. The farm is in the Oamaru area and has a direct connection with one of the… Continue Reading →

11th August 2017. MPI’s progress in the response to the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis was the focus of a well-attended public meeting in Waimate last night. Around 100 people turned out to hear MPI officials and a number of industry body partners… Continue Reading →

7th August 2017. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) continues to build the picture of where the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis is present, to contain it and eradicate if possible. Response Incident Controller Eve Pleydell says good progress has been made over… Continue Reading →

4th August 2017. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) continues to build the picture of where the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis is present, to contain and eradicate if possible. The Ministry is carrying out extensive and thorough testing to establish where the… Continue Reading →

1st August 2017. MPI continues to build the picture of where the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis is present and contain it to those farms. The Ministry is working to assure farmers with properties in the vicinity of the affected Van Leeuwen Dairy… Continue Reading →