Protect calves from Mycoplasma bovis
Follow these tips and advice to reduce the risk of your calves contracting Mycoplasma bovis this season.
Prepare now for M. bovis failure – Woodford
Agribusiness expert Keith Woodford is warning that the chances of eradicating Mycoplasma bovis are not high.
Calf days good for biosecurity – disease expert
Whangarei microbiologist Dr Barry Pyle says calf days are a perfect opportunity to educate youngsters and friends and family about biosecurity.
Mycoplasma bovis a risk to other stock
Mycoplasma bovis can spread from cattle to other farm animals, says an expert.
Increased biosecurity in calf rearing
The 2018 dairy calving/mating season has a new, unsettling dynamic with the incursion of Mycoplasma bovis.
Making NAIT user-friendly
The head of BiosecurityNZ (MPI’s group dealing with Mycoplasma bovis), Roger Smith, says its job is to make NAIT easy so that farmers will comply with it.
Farmers seek info at Fieldays
Dairy farmers at Fieldays went searching for information on Mycoplasma bovis.
Don’t worry, says US semen audit report
The American dairy genetics standards organisation Certified Semen Services (CSS) is reassuring New Zealand farmers that semen conforming to its protocols is safe from Mycoplasma bovis.
Calf days in limbo as Mycoplasma bovis lingers
DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb NZ are recommending postponing calf days or looking for alternative events while the Mycoplasma bovis eradication plan is underway.
NAIT compliance improving – but further progress needed
National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) compliance is increasing, but some farmers are continuing to break the rules.