Mark Bryan
Dozens missing, 100 injured after 6.7 quake hits Japan
New Zealand vet Mark Bryan is holidaying in Hokkaido, Japan after a conference and was in his hotel in the city of Obihiro when the quake hit. He spoke to Sharon Brettkelly while on a bus, trying to… Audio
M bovis: D-day for dairy, beef farmers as cull call looms
Dairy and beef farmers find out today whether the Government will try to eradicate the cattle-disease Mycoplasma Bovis, or instead go for containment. Audio
Vet 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.
…Southland vet urges waste milk tracking to stop M bovis
Southland vet Mark Bryan is calling for urgent tracking of the movement of waste milk. Waste milk, which is used to feed calves, is thought to have played a role in the spread of the cattle disease… Audio
Farmers in limbo over cattle disease
Southland vet Mark Bryan says farmers are unable to plan for the future while they wait for results of MPI tests for Mycoplasma bovis - the bacterium causing mastitis, abortion, pneumonia, and… Audio
The dairy downturn starts to bite in rural New Zealand
A Southland rural vet and business owner says the ripples from the dairy downturn are already striking other sectors of the rural economy. Mark Bryan is based in the small rural town of Winton in… Audio
Cow deaths linked to variety of swede used in Southland
Southland vet, Mark Bryan on connecting a variety of swede to the deaths of hundreds of cows, and where this leaves Southland farmers. Audio