MIL-OSI New Zealand: Sentencing for bobby calf abuse
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Sentencing for bobby calf abuse The owner of a pet food company was given 6 months’ community detention, 180 hours’ of community work, and banned from owning or exercising any authority over production animals for 5 years at the Hamilton District Court today. His company was sentenced to […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Shellfish biotoxin alert removed for Akaroa Harbour
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Shellfish biotoxin alert removed for Akaroa Harbour The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today removed the public health warning for the collection of shellfish from Akaroa Harbour, Banks Peninsula. Toxins in shellfish from this area have now fallen to levels below the safe limit set by MPI. MIL […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Shellfish biotoxin alert (extended) – North Island West Coast region
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Shellfish biotoxin alert (extended) – North Island West Coast region The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today extended the public health warning against collecting shellfish on the west coast of the North Island in the Taranaki, Waikato, Wanganui, Manawatu, and Horowhenua regions. The warning now extends from the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Managing in mud – MPI reminds farmers to seek help and protect animal welfare
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Managing in mud – MPI reminds farmers to seek help and protect animal welfare Wet and muddy conditions are to be expected on farms at this time of year, with slow pasture growth, rain and when feeding winter crops. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reminding all […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Shellfish biotoxin alert (extended) – Taranaki and Waikato region
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Shellfish biotoxin alert (extended) – Taranaki and Waikato region The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today extended the public health warning against collecting shellfish on the west coast of the North Island in the Taranaki and Waikato region. The warning now extends from the mouth of Port Waikato […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Shellfish biotoxin alert – Taranaki and Waikato region
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Shellfish biotoxin alert – Taranaki and Waikato region The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today issued a public health warning against collecting shellfish on the west coast of the North Island in the Taranaki and Waikato region. The warning extends from Raglan, including Raglan Harbour, southward to Urenui. […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Report on statistics on the use of animals in research, testing, and teaching for 2016
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Report on statistics on the use of animals in research, testing, and teaching for 2016 The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has released the latest figures for the use of animals in research, testing and teaching. The 2016 statistics reflect the number of animals used in studies that […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Salvinia eradication underway at Papamoa, Tauranga
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Salvinia eradication underway at Papamoa, Tauranga Today, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) started work to eradicate salvinia, one of the world’s worst aquatic weeds, from the Wairakei Stream at Papamoa. Salvinia is an unwanted organism and notifiable organism under the Biosecurity Act, meaning that it is illegal to […]
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