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New Zealand's world-first Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme is making great strides but this isn't the time for complacency, says Ospri.

A national pest management plan to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) will come into effect by the end of this year.

The Government’s plan to implement a National Pest Management Plan (NPMP) for Mycoplasma bovis has been well received by farmers.

A 66% reduction in the dairy sector's biosecurity response levy will land well with farmers, says Federated Farmers dairy chair Richard McIntyre.

In case you missed it: for the second time in the history of the programme to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis from New Zealand, the country currently has zero confirmed cases.

A small company which mobilised veterinarians around the country to deal with Mycoplasma bovis was one of the winners in this year's Biosecurity Awards, held at Parliament.

From November 1, 2023, Ministry for Primary Industries’ Mycoplasma bovis Eradication Programme has been contracted out to disease management agency OSPRI, as it enters a long-term surveillance phase.

Good records on cattle movement have helped the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) clear another farm impacted by Mycoplasma bovis.

OPINION: The Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) Programme is now in the sixth year of the 10-year eradication programme.

While the country's battle to eradicate M. bovis is going well, the war is still not over with new cases discovered in Canterbury late last year.