Mexican cattle banned from entering Texas over concerns about flesh-eating parasite
A flesh-eating parasite has agriculture leaders in Texas and across the nation on high alert. The New World Screwworm is ...
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Screwworm Pest Has Blocked Imports of Mexican Cattle Into Texas For Weeks; Why It Could Lead To Higher Beef Prices
It has been a few weeks now since the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) warned Texas residents about the possibility ...
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Screwworm eradication lessons from a longtime veterinarian
The rise and return of screwworms: understanding their threat to livestock, wildlife, and humans from those who lived it.
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USDA requests further screwworm action by Mexico before trade resumes
USDA has requested adjustments to Mexican facilities set up to screen cattle exports to the U.S. for the New World Screwworm, ...
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More Action Needed By Mexico Before Reopening Border for Feeder Cattle Imports, Says Vilsack
Outgoing USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack sent a letter to Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture acknowledging the progress made in ...
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Rollins to stress eradicating animal disease, serving 'all the American people' at Senate hearing
Agriculture Secretary-nominee Brooke Rollins will use her confirmation hearing Thursday to call for immediately and ...
Texas officials concerned about a tiny invader that poses a threat to animal and human health
The emergence of the New World screwworm in Mexico has raised alarms that the dangerous fly larvae could cross into Texas.
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New World Screwworm causing cattle issues in El Paso
Update: ABC-7 was able to speak with Alvaro Bustillos, the chair of the board of the Chihuahua Cattleman's Association. He is ...
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Mexican cattle banned from Texas due to screwworm threat
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has banned Mexican cattle imports since November after a parasite known as screwworm, which wriggles into the flesh of livestock and kills them if left untreated ...