Cattle Disease
The fight against mycoplasma bovis
1 Jun 2022
New Zealand's on the brink of eradicating the devastating cattle disease mycoplasma bovis. But has it been worth it? Audio
Waikato farm falls silent as last infected cows leave
22 Mar 2019
Waikato farmer Henk Smit had to kill 800 cows and calves when mycoplasma bovis was detected in his herd. He has put his property on the market and wants to leave the country. Audio
Mycoplasma bovis discovered in Waikato
14 May 2018
A farm near Cambridge is the latest property to test positive for Mycoplasma bovis, and the first in the Waikato. Waikato MP Tim van de Molen talks to John Campbell. Audio
First case of cattle disease in North Canterbury found
9 May 2018
Mycoplasma bovis has been found on another South Island farm bringing the number of properties with the cattle disease to 36.
Farmer frustration over MPI communication
25 Jan 2018
Farmers are frustrated that the government has changed the way it releases information about the cattle disease outbreak.