Managing mycoplasma bovis in the dairy herd

Managing the risk factors associated with mycoplasma bovis is key to controlling the disease on-farm and protecting naive youngstock

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The most likely route of M.bovis spreading onto farm initially is via cattle carrying the disease, says Colin Mason.
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The most likely route of M.bovis spreading onto farm initially is via cattle carrying the disease, says Colin Mason.

Endemic within many of the UK's dairy herds, mycoplasma bovis causes several diseases in cattle including respiratory disease, middle ear disease, mastitis and arthritis. Largely affecting calf populations,...

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