PRO/AH/EDR> Mycoplasma bovis, bovine – New Zealand (15): (TK)

Other Animal Disease — New Zealand
Taranaki’s 1st case of the cattle disease _Mycoplasma bovis_ has been confirmed by the Ministry of Primary Industries [MPI]. A dairy farm has been designated as the region’s 1st ‘restricted place’ after test results and animal movements showed a risk of spreading the bacterial disease, _M. bovis_ director Geoff Gwyn, from the Ministry of Primary Industries, said in an emailed statement.
A ‘restricted place’ is a farm where there is either confirmed disease or a very high suspicion of