The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) continues to refuse to identify the Otago farm it believes is affected by the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. On Wednesday, MPI said it believed the disease was present on a farm in the Oamaru area which had had ''a direct connection'' with one of two other affected farms, both in Waimate. The Otago Daily Times understands the Otago farm is in the Maheno area. An MPI spokeswoman yesterday said it was ''bound by the Privacy Act'' and legally could not identify the farm. The Otago farm has also had a restricted place notice put on it, meaning all stock movement from it is restricted.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 24, 2017 18:11 UTC