M. bovis has been found on 137 beef farms, 64 dairy farms and 56 other properties in New Zealand. MPI M. bovis programme director Stuart Anderson said initial modelling indicated that the cost to eradicate the disease would be around $880m over 10 years, and loss of production should M. bovis be endemic in the national herd would top $1 billion in the first 10 years alone. The M. bovis Programme is a Government Industry Agreement between MPI, DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb New Zealand. READ MORE:* M. bovis investigations continue in Southland, but few and far between* MPI's M.bovis programme 'a different beast' three years on* Going 'hard and early' on M. bovis paid dividends: PM“This eradication programme is funded by a combination of farmer levies and taxpayer money. “We are noticing farmers putting extra biosecurity measures in place in reaction to the M. bovis incursion.

Source: Stuff November 22, 2020 00:22 UTC