A University of Auckland geneticist says sheep are ideal for testing drugs, due to their longer life span, complex brain structure and genetic similarity to humans.
The scale of a North Canterbury livestock theft is uncommon, Federated Farmers says, but it estimates rustling is costing New Zealand farmers around $120 million a year.
Aaron Dodd, Chief Investigator and Deputy Director of the Centre for Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis, based at the University of Melbourne, chats about the foot and mouth disease risk for New Zealand.