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OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
Biosecurity New Zealand says it has implemented revised border measures to manage any possible threat of foot and mouth disease (FMD) from air passengers arriving directly from Bali.
Biosecurity New Zealand says it has implemented revised border measures to manage any possible threat of foot and mouth disease (FMD) from air passengers arriving directly from Bali.
OPINION: One vet believes the threat of foot-and-mouth entering New Zealand is much higher than what authorities tell the public.
DairyNZ has set up a dedicated web page (link below) to provide farmers with everything they need to know about foot and mouth disease (FMD).
Travellers are no longer allowed to bring personal consignments of any meat products from Indonesia into New Zealand.
Farners are being reminded to be particularly stringent with their on-farm biosecurity as foot and mouth disease spreads through popular tourist destination Bali and other parts of Indonesia.
OPINION: NZ's biosecurity officials and services are rightly on high alert, following a recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in previously FMD-free Indonesia.
There are calls to strengthen biosecurity controls around imported pork as NZ works to keep foot and mouth disease (FMD) out.
The speed of dealing with any outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) would rely on traceability and NAIT record keeping by NZ farmers, according to the Minister of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Damien O'Connor.
Beef+Lamb NZ is gearing up to keep farmers informed about the potential risk of foot and mouth disease (FMD).
OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
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