Cows on a South Canterbury farm have been found infected with the disease Mycoplasma bovis, the first time it has been detected in New Zealand. A highly contagious cattle disease commonly found in the world has infected a South Canterbury dairy herd in the first recorded case in New Zealand. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is responding to the detection of the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis in 14 cows in the dairy herd. About 150 cows on the property have clinical signs that indicate they may be affected. The ministry's director of response, Geoff Gwyn, said Mycoplasma bovis did not infect humans and ... (full story)