Mycoplasma Bovis
M bovis: A 'tricky disease' that's 'not easy to tame'
Opinion - There are seldom any easy solutions in containing outbreaks of serious infectious diseases in the agricultural sector and taming the Mycoplasma bovis tiger will not be easy, writes Dr Helen…
Living with Mycoplasma Bovis
Jakob Malmo is a vet working in Gippsland, Australia and says M. Bovis must be very carefully managed but farmers there have learned to live with it. Audio
Living with Mycoplasma Bovis
Jakob Malmo is a vet working in Gippsland, Australia and says M. Bovis must be very carefully managed but farmers there have learned to live with it.
AudioVet shares his thoughts on M bovis
Vet Mark Bryan has witnessed Mycoplasma bovis first-hand. Conan Young talked to him about eradication versus management and began by asking what he thought about the way MPI had handled the situation.
…MPI backs its response to Mycoplasma bovis
MPI disputes farmers can manage themselves, and says it stands by its response to the disease, which has been criticised as being too slow, and uncoordinated. Audio
MPI 'slow, uncoordinated', under-prepared in M bovis response
Wilma Van Leuuwen, who owns the farm where the first confirmed outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis was found, says MPI has been slow, uncoordinated and under-prepared in its response to the disease. Audio
Waikato farmer publicly declares his herd as having M bovis
Waikato farmer Henk Smit told 600 farmers in Cambridge today that a herd he co-owns is the first in the region to have Mycoplasma bovis. Audio
Sharemilking under threat over mycoplasma bovis spread
There are concerns that Mycoplasma Bovis could mean the end of share-milking in New Zealand, amidst criticism over the way the Ministry for Primary Industries is handling the situation. Audio
M bovis: Contain or eradicate? Federated Farmers talk to govt
To contain or to eradicate - that is the question for a last-chance meeting on Mycoplasma bovis to be held today. Federated Farmers, Dairy New Zealand, and Beef and Lamb will have one final… Audio
M bovis compensation taking too long - MPI
Compensation for farmers and sharemilkers who have lost money over Mycoplasma bovis "has taken too long" to pay out, MPI's director of response and readiness Geoff Gwyn says. Video, Audio
Sharemilkers lose everything after raising alarm about M bovis
Mary and Sarel Potgieter were the first people in New Zealand to blow the whistle on Mycoplasma bovis. Mary tells John Campbell they haven't been compensated and are now living off their credit cards… Video, Audio
Infected milk may be spreading M Bovis
Milk infected with Mycoplasma bovis could be one of the reasons the disease has spread from Southland to Waikato. Conan Young reports. Audio
First NZ farm with Mycoplasma bovis uses vet 1600km away
The Zeestraten farm, which is linked to all the cases of Mycoplasma bovis in New Zealand, uses a vet 1600km away in Waiheke. John Campbell investigates. Video, Audio
Northland farmers: M bovis spread is inevitable
Tensions are rising from Northland farmers as there is a sense of inevitability that farms in the region will test positive to Mycoplasma bovis at some stage.
Mycoplasma bovis 'spreads before you know it's arrived'
Federated Farmers president John Blackwell is certain there are cattle in Northland infected with Mycoplasma bovis. Blackwell, Minister for Primary Industries Damien O'Connor and former professor… Audio
‘Clock is ticking’ on Mycoplasma bovis response
National MP and former Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy, declined to be interviewed, but told political reporters he's pleased the coalition government is now taking the issue seriously. Audio
All Mycoplasma Bovis cases traced back to single farm
The Ministry for Primary Industries has confirmed that all cases of Mycoplasma bovis identified so far can be linked back to the Southland farm owned by Alfons Zeestraten. Video, Audio
M.bovis - fight it or live with it?
Is the idea of completely eradicating the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis, as the PM plans to attempt, a silly pipe dream? Keith Woodford of Agrifood Systems says the bacterial infection has always… Audio
Farmers still keen for M. Bovis eradication
The eradication of cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis is still the preferred option for farmers, with 39 farms now tested positive - the most recent in Waikato last week. Video, Audio
Mycoplasma bovis: 'This is just devastating for our family'
Southland is believed to be the origin of where Mycoplasma bovis first took hold in New Zealand, the Ministry for Primary Industries says. Audio
