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  1. Today is the beginning of moving cattle all around NZ callled “Gypsy day” to goes for two weeks and will decimate our total farm stock as diseased cattle are mixed with all other cllean farm stock by transporting moxed stock on the back of trucks beginning today.

    read our letter sent to our local federated farmer chairperson yesterday;

    Here is the affected farms around NZ that MPI sites so far they have identified. https://mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/28785/loggedIn

    http://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/28488/loggedIn
    Subject: FW: MANAGING DAIRY FARM CHANGEOVERS IN MAY/JUNE 2018 – Changing farms this coming May/June requires extra special precautions because of Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis). Federated farmers. – file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Managing-Moving-Day-factsheet.pdf
    Importance: High

    I called MPI this morning after hearing that at a farmers meeting of 800
    Farmers (last night) down south were saying on the media that they are not getting any feedback from MPI on ‘who and where’ the Microplasma-bovis disease had spread to yet.

    So we called MPI and they sent me to the liason@mpi.govt.nz and we talked a man named ‘ED’ who said they were doing everything right, but when we pointed out what the Farmers Federation website said below (that they recommended we go to) it said; REDUCE THE RISK OF M. BOVIS –
    MANAGING DAIRY FARM CHANGEOVERS IN MAY/JUNE 2018.

    http://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/28488/loggedIn

    Changing farms this coming May/June requires extra special precautions because of Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis). M. bovis is spread by the movement of infected animals and incoming infected cows (including calves, heifers, bulls, beef cattle as well as milking cows) can bring the disease onto the farm, even if they show no signs of having it. Once in a herd the disease is spread by close animal to animal contact.

    Those who use the sharemilking and contract milking business model are particularly vulnerable to financial shocks should
    a disease like M. bovis come onto the farm. If at all possible, stay on the current farm, with the same herd.

    I asked ED if MPI had a ‘hotline’ to advise them if we see large suspected movements of cows into our region from outside and he said no, “Have you ever heard of The Privacy Act”? QUOTED; so we were stunned at this.

    Here is the affected farms around NZ that MPI sites so far they have identified.
    https://mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/28785/loggedIn

    We have very high movements of cattle coming through Te Wera Rd for over two weeks now, and most are out of area stock as the truck companies are not local carriers, so we are worried that South Island stock that may be affected may wind up here and disease our region widely in time to come.

    The Farmers federation website is excellent and we are proud of the efforts our local farmers have been doing here.

    Gisborne District.

    Subject: MANAGING DAIRY FARM CHANGEOVERS IN MAY/JUNE 2018 – Changing farms this coming May/June requires extra special precautions because of Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis). Federated farmers. –

    Here is the affected farms around NZ that MPI sites so far they have identified.
    https://mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/28785/loggedIn

    REDUCE THE RISK OF M. BOVIS –
    MANAGING DAIRY FARM CHANGEOVERS IN MAY/JUNE 2018
    Changing farms this coming May/June requires extra special precautions because of Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis). M. bovis is spread by the movement of infected animals and incoming infected cows (including calves, heifers, bulls, beef cattle as well as milking cows) can bring the disease onto the farm, even if they show no signs of having it. Once in a herd the disease is spread by close animal to animal contact.

    While M. bovis is a new disease in New Zealand, if it becomes endemic, it can be managed, much like TB, leptospirosis, BVD and Johne’s disease.

    Dairy farms all over the country are being tested via bulk milk testing of individual herds and cows from the sick mob for the presence of the organism. Individual farmers should know the results two weeks after the final milk sample has been collected.

    A ‘not detected’ result can give farmers an indication that the herd is free of disease and help with farm management
    decisions. This result is not, however, an absolute guarantee that a property is free from the disease. The tests will pick up if any cows were shedding Mycoplasma bovis at the time of sampling, but it is possible for infected cows to be present in a herd but not shedding at the time of sample collection.

    Those who use the sharemilking and contract milking business model are particularly vulnerable to financial shocks should
    a disease like M. bovis come onto the farm. If at all possible, stay on the current farm, with the same herd.

    Or, if you are a farmowner, keep the current sharemilker, with the current herd. However, this may not be possible or desired.

    There are some simple precautions sharemilkers, contract milkers and farm owners can take to minimise the risk of bringing it on farm. If everyone is clear about the level of risk being faced, decisions can be made – it’s all about communication.

    YOU ARE A FARM OWNER, LOOKING TO BRING ON A NEW CONTRACT MILKER OR SHAREMILKER YOU ARE A SHAREMILKER OR CONTRACT MILKER, SHIFTING ONTO A NEW FARM

    1. Ask where any incoming stock are coming from.

    2. Ask for bulk milk M. bovis test results of the source herd(s) if available.

    3. Ask if the stock have been mingling with other cattle – can you get any information about these other herds, such as bulk milk testing results?

    4. Ask about the health of the incoming stock – including calf health, mastitis, pneumonia, ear infections, swollen joints.

    5. Ask if the NAIT recordings have been completed for all cow, calf, cattle movements.

    6. Set aside land where new animals can be kept, separate to stock already on farm, for seven days for quarantine purposes.

    7. Check to see that all equipment coming on farm is clean and dry.

    8. Inform the incoming sharemilker or contract milker about any M. bovis tracing by MPI that has been carried out on the farm, and any instructions given by MPI that may affect how the herd is managed.

    1. Buy animals from as few different farms as possible. Ask for the bulk milk M. bovis test results of the
    2017/18 herd if available.

    2. Supply the farm owner with any M. bovis test results you may have.

    3. Ask if the herd has been mixed with any other animals in the past 12 months, including at wintering. Ask if it is possible to get the bulk milk M. bovis test results of that herd.

    4. Ask about the health of the cows and calves on the far during the 2017/18 season – including calf health, mastitis, pneumonia, ear infections, swollen joints.

    5. Complete all NAIT movement recordings.

    6. When bringing new animals onto the farm, keep them separate from others for seven days and check them for signs of ill health.

    7. Clean and dry all incoming machinery and equipment.

    8. Ask if the farm has been subject to any tracing from MPI for M. bovis.

    Reduce the risk of M. bovis – managing dairy farm changeovers in May/June 2018.

    Changing farms this coming May/June requires extra special precautions because of Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis). M. bovis is spread by the movement of infected animals and incoming infected cows (including calves, heifers, bulls, beef cattle as well as milking cows) can bring the disease onto the farm, even if they show no signs of having it. Once in a herd the disease is spread by close animal to animal contact.

    While M. bovis is a new disease in New Zealand, if it becomes endemic, it can be managed, much like TB, leptospirosis, BVD and Johne’s disease.

    Dairy farms all over the country are being tested via bulk milk testing of individual herds and cows from the sick mob for the presence of the organism. Individual farmers should know the results two weeks after the final milk sample has been collected. A ‘not detected’ result can give farmers a degree of confidence that the herd is free of the disease, however, the tests are not 100% accurate, due to the difficult nature of the organism.

    Those who use the sharemilking and contract milking business model are particularly vulnerable to financial shocks should a disease like M. bovis come onto the farm. If at all possible, stay on the current farm, with the same herd. Or, if you are a farmowner, keep the current sharemilker, with the current herd. However, this may not be possible or desired.

    There are some simple precautions sharemilkers, contract milkers and farm owners can take to minimise the risk of bringing it on farm. If everyone is clear about the level of risk being faced, decisions can be made – it’s all about communication.

    You are a farm owner, looking to bring on a new contract milker or sharemilker

    You are a sharemilker or contract milker, shifting onto a new farm;

    1. Ask where any incoming stock are coming from.
    2. Ask for bulk milk M. bovis test results of the source herd(s)
    if available.
    3. Ask if the stock have been mingling with other cattle – can
    you get any information about these other herds, such as
    bulk milk testing results?
    4. Ask about the health of the incoming stock – including calf
    health, mastitis, pneumonia, ear infections, swollen joints.
    5. Ask if the NAIT recordings have been completed for all
    cow, calf, cattle movements.
    6. Set aside land where new animals can be kept, separate
    to stock already on farm, for seven days for quarantine
    purposes.
    7. Check to see that all equipment coming on farm is clean
    and dry.
    8. Inform the incoming sharemilker or contract milker about
    any M. bovis tracing by MPI that has been carried out on
    the farm, and any instructions given by MPI that may affect
    how the herd is managed.
    1. Buy animals from as few different farms as possible.
    Ask for the bulk milk M. bovis test results of the 2017/18
    herd if available
    2. Supply the farm owner with any M. bovis test results
    you may have.
    3. Ask if the herd has been mixed with any other animals in
    the past 12 months, including at wintering. Ask if it is
    possible to get the bulk milk M. bovis test results of that
    herd.
    4. Ask about the health of the cows and calves on the farm
    during the 2017/18 season – including calf health, mastitis,
    pneumonia, ear infections, swollen joints.
    5. Complete all NAIT movement recordings.
    6. When bringing new animals onto the farm, keep them
    separate from others for seven days and check them for
    signs of ill health.
    7. Clean and dry all incoming machinery

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