Disease outbreak has huge effect on mental health of farmersJOHN BISSET/STUFF Federated Farmers South Canterbury president Mark Adams said farmers were struggling under the mental weight of the Mycosplasma Bovis outbreak. The impact of lost income, culled stock and uncertainty over the future are some of the huge consequences of the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak affecting the mental health of farmers, a rural support trust says. JOHN BISSET/STUFF MPI has introduced a range of quarantine measures to try and limit the spread of the disease. She described the impact of the disease on the stress levels of farmers as huge. Adams urged farmers to lean on their friends, neighbours and communities in dealing with the stress of the outbreak.

Source: Stuff February 22, 2018 03:11 UTC