Motion to Control Mycoplasma Bovis

I move, that this House:

• Recognises that Mycoplasma bovis presents a danger to the health of New Zealand’s cattle,
• Understands that M. bovis is resilient to penicillin and other such antibiotics,
• Notes that M. bovis poses a substantial threat as it is difficult to identify,
• Further notes that M. bovis has cost millions of dollars in estimated losses in economies around the world,
• Remembers that M. bovis was recently identified starting in July of 2017 and has continued to be a threat despite culling programmes,
• Resolves that the aforementioned problems can be avoided through the use of best practices, vigilance, and testing.

This House urges the government to:

• Issue an Order in Council to list M. bovis as a notifiable species under the Biosecurity Act 1993.
• Promote more education among stakeholders and the general public on the effects, presence, and control of M. bovis.

M.60 - Motion to Control Mycoplasma Bovis - was submitted by /u/stranger195 on behalf of the National Party.

Debate will conclude at 4:00pm, 27 March 2019.