Calves under one year of age are more susceptible than older cattle. Older cattle frequently have been exposed to the parasites and developed a degree of immunity. Adult worms in the gut of cattle ...

The Agriculture Department has suspended cattle imports from Mexico after a confirmed case of New World screwworm in the ...

A case of New World screwworm has led the U.S. to halt imports of Mexican cattle. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed ongoing talks with U.S. officials. The parasite poses serious risks due ...

Now is an ideal time to consider parasite control prior to housing. Parasites are a major cause of underperformance in ...

brucei remains a major problem for African farmers, killing an estimated 3 million cattle per year. The T. brucei parasite constantly changes a surface coat made up of millions of copies of a ...

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health sheds light on how the blood-borne parasite that causes African sleeping sickness in humans and related diseases ...

Remember external livestock parasite control is best done by a group of farmers in a given area for it to have a lasting impact. -The writer is a veterinary surgeon working with the Kenya Tsetse ...

Researchers targeted areas where tick-borne viruses had been previously detected and collected blood from sheep, cattle and deer. Scientists believed the parasite could have travelled to the north ...

This advice comes from animal health organisations Sustainable Control of Parasites of Sheep (SCOPS) and Control of Cattle Parasites Sustainably (COWS). Dr Philip Skuce of Moredun, speaking on behalf ...