Displaying items by tag: MYCOPLASMA BOVIS
Independent report on M. bovis welcomed
Biosecurity and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says he welcomes an independent review into the Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme, which has found it is on track to achieve eradication and made recommendations to boost biosecurity work.
Review of Mycoplasma bovis programme identifies key lessons
An independent review of the Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme has found it is on track to achieve a world-first eradication and makes recommendations to improve the wider biosecurity systems.
Eradication plan on track - MPI
M.bovis eradication plan on track - report
Bovis farmers felt like 'guinea pigs'
The first farmers to notify Mycoplasma bovis disease in 2017 blame the Government's poor response for their business woes.
MPI admits to blunders early on in eradication programme
The head of the Mycoplasma Bovis programme, Stuart Anderson, admits things were hard on farmers in the early days.
Farmers badly traumatised by M bovis response - report
A University of Otago study has found that the poorly-managed government response to the 2017 M. bovis outbreak inflicted significant and lasting trauma on farmers whose stock were culled.
MPI failed farmers
Ashburton farmer Frank Peters, who was forced to cull stock twice in three years, says the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has failed farmers.
Mismanagement of m.Bovis inflicted trauma on farmers - study
A University of Otago study has found that the Government's response to the 2017 Mycoplasma bovis outbreak inflicted significant and lasting trauma on farmers whose stock was culled.