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… Foot and mouth disease causes painful lesions on cloven-hoofed animals including sheep, cattle, pigs and goats. Infected animals are destroyed to halt the spread of the … (FMD) is spreading through popular Indonesian tourist destinations including Bali. Don’t allow visitors who have been on farms or in contact with farm animals while overseas in countries that have FMD onto your farm for at least a week after their arrival in New …

… and standards. We ensure the best interests of sheep and beef farmers are represented by: providing technical advice on import risks and import health standards participating in Ministry of Primary Industries projects that aim to improve response capability preparing submissions on biosecurity legislation or policy consultations that may affect sheep and beef farmers providing input into … us to undertake an overhaul of preparedness for our industry’s biggest risk – foot and mouth disease (FMD). This work on the FMD Preparedness Programme has brought New Zealand’s capability for dealing with large disease outbreaks up to the …

… manage the land and waterways of the Tūtaekurī, Ahuriri, Ngaruroro and Karamū (TANK) catchments. The Plan will impact on your farm, so it is important that you have your say. … Overview The Hawkes Bay Regional Council are currently consulting on their Proposed Plan Change 9 – to manage freshwater ecological health for the Tutaekuri, Ahuriri, Ngaruroro and Karamu …

… be exported to European or other markets where HGP is banned. Animals that have been treated need to be identified on the animal status declaration (ASD) accompanying the movement of livestock and veterinarians must record the application of HGPs on the MPI database and apply a special HGP tag to the animal. Find out more Read about Using Hormonal Growth Promotants on the MPI website. … Use of Hormonal Growth Promotants (HGPs) …

… If only we didn’t have to collect poo, but we do!!! Faecal egg counts can be done on individual samples or on a bulk sample (composite samples). Learn about when you might use one or the other. … A faecal egg count (FEC) is a … FEC for the mob. Advantages – speed and reduced cost per sample read. Automated systems are available for DIY on-farm composite counts. This can mean more frequent monitoring – its easy to see whether FECs are tracking upwards or …

… and the Meat Industry Association (MIA) launched a comprehensive package of proposed policy changes ahead of the 2023 General Election. … The proposed changes were aimed at growing export revenues and increasing jobs. The manifesto … to every Member of Parliament and relevant officials. It was intended to help guide new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on what policies should be shelved or changed. It reflected the fact that the Government had tried to do too much too … map with simple solutions.  Related links: New Zealand’s red meat sector launches manifesto ahead of general election … 2023 Manifesto …

… productivity. … Below are some resources to help you look after your staff’s wellbeing: FarmSalus Health and Safety on farm – risk management Health and Safety on farm – safety conversations DairyNZ well-being resources: How to stay well Drugs and alcohol Farmstrong provides free …