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The Animal Health Board is relinquishing its role as the management agency for the National Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) Pest Management plan.

TBfree New Zealand continues to take positive steps to manage bovine tuberculosis (TB) in several Taranaki herds.

THOUSANDS OF cattle and deer herds have had TB movement controls or testing requirements removed or scaled down thanks to the success of the TB-free New Zealand programme, says the Animal Health Board.

After 30 years of service fighting bovine tuberculosis on Auckland's TB free committee, Helensville farmer John Glasson has retired.

Bulls over 12 months entering the dairy industry can be tested for free for bovine tuberculosis (TB), says the Animal Health Board (AHB).

Parts of coastal Rangitikei are reaping the rewards of the Animal Health Board's (AHB) moves to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (TB) from New Zealand.

THE HARD work of TB vector control is starting to pay dividends across the Central North Island.

A total of 2450 cattle and deer herds across the central North Island have had their bovine tuberculosis (TB) movement control restrictions or testing requirements reduced.

When funding was pulled from wild animal control in the late 1970s, many of New Zealand's cattle and deer herds fell foul of TB, says Animal Health Board chairman John Dalziell, in the introduction to the board's Making TB History. This extract from the booklet tells one farmer's story.