USDA rejects Texas ag department's fly trap to prevent screwworm larvae from infecting cattle

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is trading barbs with the Trump Administration over its response to a parasitic ...

New Mexico agriculture industry, agencies prepare as screwworm flies closer

Two cases of the New World screwworm, a costly pest that has devastated livestock producers and wildlife in the past, were found in northern Mexico in recent weeks, but the fly has yet to make it into ...
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The US plans to build a $750M fly factory in Texas to stop a flesh-eating cattle parasite

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Ranchers give insight into local cattle industry amid screwworm worries

East Texas ranchers gave insight into the local cattle industry recently after a New World Screwworm was found closer to the ...
Iowa Public Radio

A flesh-eating parasite once plagued American cattle. Now it's threatening to return

New World Screwworms plagued American cattle through the mid-twentieth century. Their larvae burrow into the skin of cattle and other mammals, causing infection, disease and death – and they are ...
The Journal

Flies can take from your bottom line

As I travel from sale to sale across the state I see a lot of cattle bunched up trying to fight the flies. And probably in areas, where they have had more rain than we have, I’m sure the flies are ...

Texas cattle industry warns of financial fallout as screwworm threat grows

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports the number of cattle arriving at Texas feed lots is down 18% from a year ago, as ...

Mexico activates emergency measures as screwworm case nears US border, raising concerns

Mexico has activated emergency controls following the discovery of a new screwworm case in cattle, marking the closest ...
Drovers

Preventing Anaplasmosis in Cattle

In Oklahoma it is not a matter of “if” but rather a matter of “when” anaplasmosis will impact your cattle herd. Additional ...
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A flesh-eating fly is spreading north to the US. It could devastate livestock farming if not controlled

A flesh-eating parasitic fly is invading North and Central America. The consequences could be severe for the cattle industry, but this parasite is not picky—it will infest a wide range of hosts, ...
KSAT

Texas braces for an imminent screwworm infestation, a threat to the state’s cattle industry

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The Journal

Tall fescue adds to heat stress in cattle

Cattle rid their bodies of heat in three ways: radiation, convection and evaporation. “If your cattle can’t use all three methods, they’ll overheat fast,” says University of Missouri Extension state ...