DairyNZ chief executive Dr Tim Mackle. Photo / Supplied
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Rural communities have faced biosecurity challenges in the past and are sharing that knowledge with the next generation says Dr Tim Mackle.
DairyNZ's chief executive spoke to The Country Early Edition's Rowena Duncum about the coronavirus outbreak and how it relates to biosecurity threats
faced by farmers.
"Dairy and beef farmers will have some grasp of what's being attempted here on the human side with coronavirus in terms of some of the testing processes and trying to understand the extent of the spread," said Mackle.
Fighting biosecurity threats was often a long game as farmers were well aware, after dealing with Mycoplasma bovis and TB. Mackle said there were two key points when creating a contingency plan.
