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A team led by Punjab Agricultural University, India, with researchers from The University of Western Australia, reports a breakthrough in disease resistance in brassica crops.

A suspected new disease in the New Zealand poultry industry is a disappointment, says Michael Brooks, executive director, Egg Producers Federation (EPF).

Ignore trunk disease at your peril, is the message that came from Mark Sosnowski at the recent NZW Grape Days.

Johne’s disease remains an issue for livestock farmers New Zealand-wide.

Scours is a nasty disease to watch for in calves.

Animal health experts are warning that the outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis disease on a large South Canterbury farm could be “a potential game changer”.

I visit New Zealand frequently for my consulting and see trunk disease damage in every region, as I do around the world.

The success of an on-farm exercise run by the Ministry for Primary Industries shows that NZ is well prepared to manage the biosecurity aspects of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, it says.

During lactation, cows can become infected with contagious or environmental mastitis bacteria.

The farming industry's investment in TB eradication is proving to be effective as OSPRI lifts stock movement restrictions and reduces testing requirements in many areas.