Environment
First methane inhibitor approved in New Zealand
New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved a feed additive to reduce methane emissions in livestock. Dutch State Mines...
MPI
Dairy
How is Ireland connected to the eradication plan of a cattle disease in NZ?
It was confirmed recently that about 126,000 cattle will be culled in New Zealand in an effort to eradicate the contagious...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Dairy
Disease which prompted cull spreads further in NZ
A disease which has prompted a cull of cattle in New Zealand has been detected on yet another farm. The Ministry...
Agri Politics
New properties in NZ continue to test positive for contagious cattle disease
A total of three new properties have tested positive for the bacterial cattle disease, Mycoplasma bovis, the Ministry for Primary Industries has...
Agri Politics
Around 1,200 samples tested for contagious cattle disease in NZ
Around 1,200 samples have been tested over the past two weeks in an effort to detect, contain and eradicate –...