Documents, guidance, and fact sheets
Mycoplasma bovis resources, advice, fact sheets, and guidance for farmers, industry professionals, and the public.
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On this page:
- About the eradication
- Farmers under control measures or surveillance
- All farmers
- Visitors, services, transporters, contractors
- Exporters
About the eradication
- Changes to cleaning and disinfection specifications [PDF, 474 KB]
- Phased eradication of Mycoplasma bovis – fact sheet [PDF, 649 KB]
- Letter for exporters about Mycoplasma bovis [PDF, 566 KB]
- When did Mycoplasma bovis arrive in NZ – fact sheet [PDF, 393 KB]
- Timeline of Mycoplasma bovis in New Zealand [PDF, 88 KB]
Report on Appropriateness of Classification of Properties in the Mycoplasma bovis eradication response programme [PDF, 873 KB]
Mycoplasma bovis 2019 National Plan [PDF, 5.5 MB]
Farmers under control measures or surveillance
Process flow charts
Note, these flow charts show a simple overview of complex processes. Each farm is different and some details vary on a case-by-case basis.
- Active surveillance process [PDF, 406 KB]
- Notice of Direction process [PDF, 289 KB]
- Active Confirmed Property process [PDF, 531 KB]
Other information and forms
- Animal welfare information for farmers, transporters and ICP managers [PDF, 466 KB]
- Payments to muster cattle required for sampling – criteria and how to apply [PDF, 439 KB]
- Payments to muster cattle required for sampling – request forms [PDF, 180 KB]
All farmers
- Top tips for farmers directly involved in the Mycoplasma bovis response – Fact sheet [PDF, 733 KB]
- Mycoplasma bovis Myth Busting – Fact sheet [PDF, 372 KB]
- The signs to look for and how to report the disease – Poster [PDF, 636 KB]
On-farm biosecurity
- Biosecurity New Zealand Mbovis separate, clean, disinfect A3 Poster [PDF, 1.2 MB]
- Guidance on protecting your farm [PDF, 715 KB]
- DairyNZ farm biosecurity checklist – the WOF
- Watch this video from the Morven Farmers Biosecurity Action Group – YouTube
Calf day, cattle shows and events
- Getting ready for calf club 2019 – poster [PDF, 236 KB]
- Holding a safe calf club – teacher and organiser guidance [PDF, 513 KB]
- Advice for calf day, cattle shows, and events [PDF, 314 KB]
- Biosecurity advice for cattle-showing events [PDF, 4.1 MB]
Buying stock
- Pre-purchase checklist to use when buying stock [PDF, 175 KB]
Grazing off the home farm
Beef farmers
- Advice for farmers – Beef + Lamb NZ
- Drystock biosecurity guidelines – Beef + Lamb NZ
- Potential impact of Mycoplasma bovis on the NZ beef sector [PDF, 406 KB]
Service bulls
- Mating management – service bulls and semen [PDF, 313 KB]
Visitors, services, transporters, contractors
- FAQs from meetings with stock agents [PDF, 1 MB]
- Slaughter sampling submission form [DOCX, 296 KB]
- Vehicle verification form for trucks transporting cattle [PDF, 381 KB]
- Advice for emergency services [PDF, 957 KB]
- Advice for farm service providers and transporters
Exporters
- Information for exporters on MPI letterhead [PDF, 566 KB]
- Information about food safety in Simplified Chinese [PDF, 179 KB]
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