A farm near Hastings replaced their M.bovis affected stock that was taken from the farm late last year. Mycoplasma bovis is a bacterium that causes illness in cattle, including udder infections (mastitis), abortion, pneumonia and arthritis. It does not infect humans and presents no food safety risk.
Hawke's Bay farm replaces M.bovis bulls.
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