Lyndon StrangThe farming industry is viewing a Mycoplasma bovis cull of more than 22,000 cattle as a tragic necessity. Federated Farmers North Otago dairy chairman Lyndon Strang said the cull would be "the right thing'' for New Zealand agriculture. VetSouth director and co-founder of Mycoplasma Bovis Action and Support Southland Mark Bryan, of Winton, said even farmers whose cattle were infected knew a cull was necessary. Federated Farmers Southland president Allan Baird said he was pleased, from an industry perspective, the Government had made a decision in a "timely fashion''. MPI response director Geoff Gwyn said the ministry was working with farmers on how the cull would occur.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 26, 2018 16:07 UTC