Displaying items by tag: MYCOPLASMA BOVIS
Pasteuriser unit holds off disease
A large calf rearer bought an $80,000 pasteurisation unit this year to protect his business from Mycoplasma bovis.
Another two more years till M. bovis under control
Farmers have two years of “heavy lifting” before the bulk of the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak is dealt with.
M. bovis casts long shadow over the show
Keeping M. bovis at bay during mating
Dairy farmers are using a range of tactics to keep their cows and farms safe from Mycoplasma bovis this mating season.
Lighter and productive cows
Pye Group's farms all aim for a grass-fed low-input system, with minimal grain and fodder beet supplements.
NAIT changes out for comment
Farmers are being urged to have their say on the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) review consultation now underway.
M. bovis bill punch-up
DairyNZ are ‘working through’ the cost-sharing process for the industry share of eradicating Mycoplasma bovis, says BLNZ general manager policy and advocacy Dave Harrison.
Update NAIT account regularly
West Coast farmer Andrew Stewart believes the key to animal traceability is to keep your National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) account regularly updated.
Crunching the numbers — Editorial
It's crunch time for dairy and beef farmers as they decide how much the two sectors will pay, respectively, toward cleaning up the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, likely to cost $870 million over 10 years.
Still deciding M. bovis levy split
Beef + Lamb NZ and DairyNZ are working through the cost-sharing process for the industry share of eradicating Mycoplasma bovis, says BLNZ general manager policy and advocacy Dave Harrison.