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PRO/AH/EDR> Mycoplasma bovis, bovine – New Zealand (07): mechanized milking link

Mycobacteria, non-TB -- New ZealandThere seems to be a link between "highly mechanised" dairy farming and the cattle disease _Mycoplasma bovis_, Ministry for Primary Industries technical liaison officer Victoria Barrell says.She was speaking at a public meeting to discuss the response to the outbreak, which will result in about 4000 dairy cattle being culled from 5 Van Leeuwen Dairy Group properties in the Waimate district.Van Leeuwen Dairy Group is a high-profile operation founded by Aad and Wilma Read more [...]