Movement of cattle between farms is the highest risk for spread of Mycoplasma bovis, and winter grazing of dairy cattle therefore poses particular challenges.
Richard Laven is Associate Professor in Production Animal Health at Massey University, and was the person who first recognised that Mycoplasma bovis was likely present in New Zealand. He joins us to explain how the disease spreads, the precautions graziers and owners can take to further reduce the low risk of spreading the disease, and what farmers should be doing as good biosecurity management practice anyway.
For more details, click here to download the Beef + Lamb New Zealand/DairyNZ information for graziers factsheet.
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Breakfeed: Farming the Future, the 2019 New Zealand Grassland Association Conference.
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Eradicating Mycoplasma bovis – how to keep your farm free from the disease
Better Beef Breeding: buying bulls that perform
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Farming for more than just money – Steve Wyn-Harris
Hogget lambing – unlocking the potential: Professor Paul Kenyon, Massey University
Better Beef Genetics and the Dairy Industry: The dairy-beef integration project, with Doug Lineham and Bob Thomson
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