Pathogen Pathways – Best management practices
Foreword
The Pathogen Transmission Pathway Project was a three-year research project to investigate the pathways by which microbes move from farmed animals into water bodies. This was a follow-up to the fresh water microbiology research programme, which identified farmed livestock as an important source of microbial contamination of water.
The potential pathways for microbial movement are many and varied, and the project was carried out by a consortium of research providers: AgResearch, Environmental Science & Research Ltd (ESR), Landcare Research, Massey University, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA), and Thinking Animals. This report is one of seven that covers the range of work carried out:
- Pathogen Pathways – Direct deposition.
- Pathogen Pathways – Riparian Management (II).
- Pathogen Pathways – Riparian Management (III).
- Pathogen Pathways – Soil risk index.
- Pathogen Pathways – Contamination of water bodies by artificial drainage.
- Pathogen Pathways – Update on groundwater contamination.
- Pathogen Pathways – Best management practices.
The last of these publications summarises the work carried out and outlines some best management practises for farmers to use to mitigate microbial contamination of water bodies.
All reports are available on the MAF website at www.maf.govt.nz
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