28 May 2018

M. Bovis: To be eradicated

From The Panel, 4:09 pm on 28 May 2018

Today the decision will be made over whether to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma Bovis or to contain it. The Ministry of Primary Industries has been criticised for their handling of the outbreak.

We discuss the merits of the decision with Lincoln Professor Keith Woodford.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor (centre), and Dairy NZ chair Jim van der Poel

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor (centre), and Dairy NZ chair Jim van der Poel Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King