Farmers will soon be able to test for cattle disease M. bovis
A new diagnostic tool is being developed to allow farmers to test for M. bovis.
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Report urges MBovis infection threat study
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Mycoplasma bovis: Call for more cattle culling
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Residents await groundwater test results
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ECan's fight against wallaby population
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Wallaby population could be 'devastating' for farmers
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M. bovis: MPI stock process creating huge stress
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New rules impact bobby calf death rate
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$11.2 million towards funding the operational costs of the M. bovis outbreak response.
Mycoplasma bovis hurts all down the chain
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M. bovis compensation 'embarrassingly slow'
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