‘M. bovis’ response criticised

almost 3 years in Otago Daily Times

Sharemilker Leo Bensegues and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a Mycoplasma bovis media conference at a Morven farm, near Waimate, in 2018; farmers listen to questions during a 2017 meeting at Papakaio, in North Otago; signs are distributed at the Papakaio meeting; a South Canterbury farm under M. bovis watch displays warning signs in 2018. Photos: Stephen Jaquiery & Peter McIntosh

Significant and lasting trauma was inflicted on Mycoplasma bovis-affected farmers due to the Government’s poorly managed response to the disease outbreak, a University of Otago study has found.

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