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All dairy cows will have their milk tested for M bovis beginning at the end of the month.
Every dairy farm in New Zealand is about to have their milk tested again for signs of cattle infected with Mycoplasma bovis.
A Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) Spokesperson During the first round of tests in Canterbury, Otago and Southland, there was a detection of the disease. The program was then extended to a national milk monitoring program and two other affected farms were discovered.
The first series of national milk tests was designed to identify other possible regional groups and to provide a complete picture of the disease. 19659006] The announcement of the second series of tests follows the prediction of a group of experts appointed by the Ministry of Primary Industries that the number of dairy herds tested positive in the spring would increase considerably.
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MPI's director of response, Geoff Gwyn, says that although milk tests show no infection, the disease can still be present in herds.
This is explained by the fact that the replacement stock of dairy cows, largely 2016 and 2017, was the group most likely to be infected, but not detected.
The tests are part of a first global attempt to eradicate the disease. M bovis is widespread in other dairy countries but was detected for the first time in New Zealand in July last year, although it is thought that the disease was in the country at minus 2014.
MPI stated that milk samples from each New Zealand dairy farm would be collected soon after calving began, when cows were most likely to shed the bacteria.
the beginning of supply, the first samples to be harvested in the North Island at the end of the month.
As the calf heifers of 2016 are calving for the first time and go into the dairy herd, they will be tested for the disease. 19659006] MPI Response Manager Geoff Gwyn said samples would be taken from each farm every two weeks up to a total of six samples for 12 weeks and tested by Milk TestNZ.
Farmers with "undetected" results Meanwhile, Federated Farmers said that a lifestyle block in Rakaia with 24 animals had tested positive for the disease, which showed that all Breeding farms had to take into account the disease.
President of Dairy, Chris Lewis, said that another block of life near Inglewood was under surveillance while follow-up tests were being conducted.
"Big, Small, Lifestyle or Intensive / Extensive" Outside of Canterbury and Southland, it is understandable that many small block owners are not aware of M bovis' implications for them "
. There is a mine of information and everyone with livestock has to do their homework. "
Stock Movements Have the Highest Risk of Spread of M Bovis Restrictions Have Been Imposed on All Properties known risk, so that the risks of buying infected calves are low – but not zero.
On Wednesday, the first dairy farm in North Canterbury was confirmed as contaminated.While two other properties in North Canterbury have already been detected as having M. bovis, both were properties of beef.
Gwyn warned that the complex nature of the disease meant that the results could not be considered e a guarantee.
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