The cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has been found in Northland for the first time, meaning cattle will be culled in the region as the Government tries to eradicate the disease. The Ministry for Primary Industries said Biosecurity New Zealand today confirmed a property in Northland has tested positive for the bacterial cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. The infected property is a dry stock beef farm, but MPI is not saying where it is, at this stage. This effectively places them in quarantine lockdown – restricting the movement of animals and other risk goods on and off the farm, MPI said. MPI has culled more than 32,000 cattle from dairy herds - none of them in Northland - since the response to Mycoplasma bovis began a year ago.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 29, 2018 22:07 UTC