Documents, guidance, and fact sheets

• On this page:

• About the eradication
• Farmers under control measures or surveillance
• All farmers
• Visitors, services, transporters, contractors
• Exporters

About the eradication

• Mycoplasma bovis – current situation as at 7 December 2018 (infographic) [PDF, 1.5 MB]
• 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]

National Response Plan: Phased Eradication of Mycoplasma bovis [PDF, 6.3 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.

• Surveillance process [PDF, 316 KB]
• Notice of Direction process [PDF, 229 KB]
• Restricted Place process [PDF, 391 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, 91 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, 639 KB]
• DairyNZ farm biosecurity checklist – the WOF
• Watch this video from the Morven Farmers Biosecurity Action Group – YouTube

Calf day, cattle shows and events

• Advice for calf day, cattle shows, and events [PDF, 439 KB]

Buying stock

• Pre-purchase checklist to use when buying stock [PDF, 175 KB]

Mating management

• Mating management – service bulls and semen [PDF, 682 KB]

Grazing off the home farm

• Biosecurity on grazing properties – DairyNZ
• Information for graziers – Beef and Lamb New Zealand

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]

Visitors, services, transporters, contractors

• 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]