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The Mycoplasma bovis Programme claims to be making good progress towards the eradication of the disease from New Zealand.

International research has confirmed that feeding probiotics, pre and post calving, has a material positive impact on the incidence of clinical mastitis, claims Chris Collier, agricultural scientist and founder of Probiotic Revolution.

The campaign to eradicate cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis could soon be handed over to Ospri.

The vagaries of the weather pose challenges for animals, as well as people. Work by Massey University researcher and senior lecturer in sheep production, Dr Rene Corner-Thomas, has come up with a novel way of how farmers can help their stock. Peter Burke reports...

Farmers traditionally reliant on Bionic Plus capsules to manage internal parasites in ewes over lambing are being warned they may need to plan to farm without the product this year.

Portable sequencing technology used to track the spread of Covid-19 is now showing promise as a cost-effective way of determining breeding values directly on cattle properties.

Weaning time is looming and farmers are encouraged to consider a number of factors when deciding to wean, rather than sticking to a specific date every year.

Farmers who don’t keep accurate NAIT records put others at risk and can hinder efforts to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis.

New research from the University of Queensland and the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) has revealed that changing the diets of pregnant sows could be key to improving animal welfare by easing heat stress.

A project to develop a sustained release methane inhibitor technology for grass-fed animals has received a funding boost from the Government.