
A Northland veterinarian warns farmers against buying friesian bulls from higher-risk regions such as Canterbury because of Mycoplasma bovis. Trucks of bulls from outside the region are moving north, and some infected Northland cattle showed theileria symptoms.
Mycoplasma bovis spread through cattle movements could restrict New Zealand livestock trade and movement, adding supply-chain disruption for beef and dairy cattle.
After 69 past neutral disease events, Live Cattle moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (42% higher; middle half -0.8% to +0.6%), and +0.9% over 20.
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