Mycoplasma bovis farm numbers rise to 38

Mycoplasma bovis affects both dairy and beef cattle. Photo / DairyNZ

The Ministry for Primary Industries has announced a further two farms have been found infected with Mycoplasma bovis.

The current number of 'active' Infected Properties (IPs), quarantined under movement restrictions, is now at 38.

The new properties are in South Canterbury/North Otago and Southland regions.

The regional breakdown of total Infected Properties from the start of the response is below.

The number of 'active' IPs (some have since been depopulated, cleaned and had their restrictions lifted) is in brackets.

- Hawkes' Bay (near Hastings) – 1
- Manawatu – 1
- Canterbury – 3 (2 active)
- North Canterbury (Cheviot) – 1
- Mid-Canterbury (Ashburton) – 7
- South Canterbury/North Otago – 12 (11 active) (+1)
- Otago (Middlemarch) – 2
- Southland (Winton, Lumsden, Invercargill, Gore) – 13 (+1)