Displaying items by tag: TB

Thursday, 24 October 2013 15:57

Rangitata TB came from West Coast

TB FREE New Zealand says recent cases of the disease in two herds in the Rangitata/Orari area of South Canterbury were a West Coast strain.

Published in Farm Health
Thursday, 19 September 2013 15:24

TB genome work aids tracing

WHOLE GENOME sequencing will give researchers a better understanding of bovine TB outbreaks, a paper presented at a recent Society of General Microbiology conference in the UK predicts.

Published in Farm Health
Tuesday, 13 August 2013 09:21

TB warning on wild pigs

TBfree New Zealand has joined forces with Northland Regional Council to warn people about the disease risk of illegally introducing wild pigs and deer into the region.

Published in General News

TWO CLUSTERS of TB infections on dairy farms in Taranaki this year are a reminder to farmers everywhere not to drop their guard on the disease, say industry representatives.

Published in Machinery & Products
Friday, 02 August 2013 11:37

TB test service bulls

Herdowners should ensure service bulls they lease this season are tested for bovine tuberculosis (TB) before allowing them near their existing herd, says TBfree New Zealand.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 16 July 2013 08:47

Clear TB test for Taranaki herds

All six of the Taranaki region's bovine tuberculosis (TB) infected herds showed no trace of the disease after the latest round of testing.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 14:28

New company becomes TB agency

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

Published in General News
Monday, 08 April 2013 14:13

Pro-active control of TB in Taranaki

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

Published in General News
Thursday, 04 April 2013 15:33

Success sees TB controls eased

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.

Published in Farm Health
Monday, 25 March 2013 13:58

TB free legend steps down

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

Published in General News
Page 3 of 4

» Latest Print Issues Online

The Hound

Why?

OPINION: A mate of yours truly wants to know why the beef schedule differential is now more than 45-50 cents…

Fat to cut

OPINION: Your canine crusader understands that MPI were recently in front of the Parliamentary Primary Sector Select Committee for an…

» Connect with Rural News

» eNewsletter

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter