Technical Advisory Group (TAG)

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Role of the M. bovis technical advisory group

The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) was convened by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to review its response to Mycoplasma bovis. The TAG provided MPI with independent technical expertise and advice on the feasibility of eradicating Mycoplasma bovis from New Zealand. TAG also provided important input into key decision-making areas affecting the eradication programme.

TAG members

Members include local and international technical experts that sit outside MPI’s Mycoplasma bovis Eradication Programme.

Dr Scott McDougall (TAG Chair) – Managing Director, Cognosco (Research and Development in Animal Health), NZ
Professor Robin Nicholas – UK Consultant and Previous Head of the Mycoplasma Reference Lab, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Defra, UK
Professor Glenn Browning – Director of the Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, University of Melbourne
Professor Jeff Caswell – Professor of Pathology, Ontario Vet College
Dr Stephen Cobb – Independent consultant, SRC Associates, NZ
Dr Mark Humphris – Dairy Veterinary Consultant, The Milk Road, Australia
Professor Larry Fox – Professor of Dairy, Washington State University
Dr John Morton – Jemora, Geelong, Australia
Professor Nigel French – Massey University
Dr Simon Firestone – Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Dr Ben Madin – AusVet