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Impacts of Mycoplasma bovis eradication – Expert reaction
Cabinet decided on Monday to continue efforts to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. Experts say the efforts will have repercussions for […]
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Govt plans to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis – In the News
The Government has announced it will attempt to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, at a cost of $886 million. […]
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Impact of Mycoplasma bovis on cow welfare – Expert Reaction
The cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has spread “beyond all expectation” in the last week, with Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor indicating that the number of farms affected […]
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Mycoplasma bovis spreads ‘beyond all expectation’ — In The News
Cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has spread “beyond all expectation” in the last six days, with the number of properties under regulatory control leaping from […]
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Flu season kicks off – In the News
District Health Boards are urging people to get the seasonal influenza vaccine as the flu season kicks off and hospitals […]
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Cull begins on infected farms – In the News
Over 22,000 cattle will be culled in an effort to prevent further spread of the disease Mycoplasma bovis. Minister for […]
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2018 flu season and influenza vaccine – Expert Q&A
PHARMAC has announced it will fund this year’s seasonal influenza vaccine that covers four strains of the flu. Following reports […]
Continue readingCattle disease found in NZ – Expert Q&A
MPI is responding to the discovery of a cattle disease on a South Canterbury farm. Mycoplasma bovis is common internationally but this is the […]
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Bacterial cow disease found in NZ for first time — In The News
The bacterial disease Mycoplasma bovis has been found in New Zealand cows for the first time on a dairy farm […]
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