SEPT 24 2022
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Bovis suffering returns Ashburton has again been hit with Mycoplasma bovis cattle disease fears, with the district’s major feedlot facing a major cull. The Five Star Beef feedlot, which farms about 12,000 cattle and is owned by Anzco Foods, will be depopulated. Another 14 nearby farms face cattle culls or further testing in a situation Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown (pictured) says will have a “ripple effect’’ across the district’s economy. READ MORE
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Those actions [culling] would have a ripple effect across the Ashburton economy as a lot of businesses get income off the feedlot
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