Tuesday, 10 March 2020 13:58

More herds infected with TB in Hawke’s Bay

Written by  Staff Reporters
Three more Hawke’s Bay herds are infected with tuberculosis. Three more Hawke’s Bay herds are infected with tuberculosis.

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

OSPRI says individual animals in three herds previously under investigation are now confirmed as infected.

There are now eight beef and three dairy herds infected. 

Two additional herds are also now under investigation, with DNA strain-typing and movement assessments underway.

Investigations into two other herds reported last week have now closed. There are now ten herds being investigated.

A total of 53,449 animals have been tested since 1 November 2019. Just one herd has been cleared of the infection. 

15 pre-movement tests completed, a further 24 pre-movement tests have been allocated to AsureQuality.

For infected herds, two clear, whole herd tests six months apart are required to achieve clear status

For more information go to www.ospri.co.nz/hawkes-bay

More like this

TB testing in-house

OSPRI will carry out on-farm TB testing, following AsureQuality's decision not to renew their contract.

Haere Ra 2024: Te Matau-a-Māui, Hawke's Bay

Kate Radburnd has seen plenty of challenges in the Hawke's Bay wine industry during her 41-year wine career, including the destruction wrought by Cyclone Gabrielle in vintage 2023, and the resilience and recovery of the region in its wake.

Scanning data at your fingertips

A partnership between two technology companies in Hawke's Bay is making orchard data more easily accessible to growers using new interactive online heat maps.

Featured

NZ household food waste falls again

Kiwis are wasting less of their food than they were two years ago, and this has been enough to push New Zealand’s total household food waste bill lower, the 2025 Rabobank KiwiHarvest Food Waste survey has found.

Editorial: No joking matter

OPINION: Sir Lockwood Smith has clearly and succinctly defined what academic freedom is all about, the boundaries around it and the responsibility that goes with this privilege.

DairyNZ plantain trials cut nitrate leaching by 26%

DairyNZ says its plantain programme continues to deliver promising results, with new data confirming that modest levels of plantain in pastures reduce nitrogen leaching, offering farmers a practical, science-backed tool to meet environmental goals.

National

Machinery & Products

Tech might take time

Agritech Unleashed – a one-day event held recently at Mystery Creek, near Hamilton – focused on technology as an ‘enabler’…

John Deere acquires GUSS Automation

John Deere has announced the full acquisition of GUSS Automation, LLC, a globally recognised leader in supervised high-value crop autonomy,…

Fencing excellence celebrated

The Fencing Contractors Association of New Zealand (FCANZ) celebrated the best of the best at the 2025 Fencing Industry Awards,…

» Latest Print Issues Online

The Hound

A step too far

OPINION: For years, the ironically named Dr Mike Joy has used his position at Victoria University to wage an activist-style…

Save us from SAFE

OPINION: A mate of yours truly has had an absolute gutsful of the activist group SAFE.

» Connect with Rural News

» eNewsletter

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter