Since cattle imports were cut off in November, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and some ranchers worry about the ...
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The New World screwworm, a deadly parasite, has been spotted in Mexico, raising concerns for Texas ranchers and hunters.
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 ...
Screwworm was declared eradicated from the U.S. in 1966, but Texas saw an outbreak that affected 20% of its cattle in 1976. More recently, it saw a resurgence in 2016 in the Florida Keys, killing more ...
Protecting the nation’s beef herd against New World screwworm requires vigilance at all levels, Kim Brackett writes.