The Animal Health Board (AHB) is responsible for managing and implementing the National Pest Management Strategy for Bovine Tuberculosis (NPMS) in New Zealand.

The NPMS was approved by the Government in 1998 and amended in 2004.

It provides for measures to control tuberculosis (Tb) in cattle and deer herds, which include:

• Surveillance for Tb in cattle and deer herds, and wildlife vectors.
• Testing of cattle and deer for Tb, and slaughtering animals which test positive.
• Controls on the movement of cattle and deer.
• Control of Tb-infected wildlife vector populations.