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The discovery of bovine tuberculosis in the Hawke’s Bay meant St. Peters School’s Owl Farm had to rethink this season’s heifer management strategy.

Southland dairy farmers Pete and Olivia Blackmore will soon be drying off their herd in preparation for winter grazing.

OSPRI has suspended possum control operations in support of its TBfree disease eradication programme during the COVID-19 lockdown.

The past week has seen a further four herds test positive for tuberculosis (TB) in Hawke’s Bay.

Three more herds are infected with tuberculosis (TB) in Hawke’s Bay, OSPRI announced today.

Two new herds will require further investigation as Hawke’s Bay battles a tuberculosis outbreak.

More than 43,000 animals have been tested to date as Ospri deals with a bovine tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in the Hawke’s Bay.

A small cluster of tuberculosis-infected cattle have been discovered in Hawke’s Bay.

The Canterbury TBfree committee chair Malcolm Gilbert has retired after 15 years in the role.

Farmers, especially in the South Island, are being reminded that while Mycoplasma bovis has captured headlines, TB is a continuing problem in small pockets of the country.