11 May 2018

Farmers turn on one another in Mycoplasma bovis battle

From Morning Report, 7:22 am on 11 May 2018

Stressed farmers are turning on each other as officials struggle to contain the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. The number of farms under the shadow of the disease has exploded over the past week - jumping from 129 to almost 300 properties. Thirty-eight farms - so far - have been confirmed as infected - with another 40 considered highly likely.