Australian vessel ‘crawling with beetles’ held at Wellington port Inspection follows a recent spate of live beetle finds on vessels arriving from Melbourne. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 biosecurityBusinessDeskAAL BrisbaneMinistry for Primary IndustriesGeoff Gwyn
Van Leeuwen owner 'devastated' by cattle disease outbreak, says business could go under Van Leeuwen insists it didn't originate on his farms, which are self-contained and haven't imported any animals from offshore. NBR Contributor Thu, 21 Dec 2017 Aad van Leeuwenmycoplasma bovisVan Leeuwen DairyMPIdairyKatie MilneGeoff Gwyn
MPI plans to cull 4,000 cows to stop spread of mycoplasma The affected farms will be decontaminated and re-populated after at least a 60-day stand-down period. BusinessDesk Thu, 12 Oct 2017 MPIGeoff GwynFederated FarmersKatie Milnemycoplasma
Investigation underway into cow infection on South Canterbury farm The disease can have a long lead-in period where animals may not show obvious signs. NBR Contributor Tue, 25 Jul 2017 Ministry for Primary IndustriesMPICanterburymycoplasma boviscowsfarmingbiosecurityGeoff Gwyn
