Scientists built a great wall to keep out the ‘man devourer’ – but now it’s fighting back
The new world screw worm, a species of fly that lays its eggs in the open wounds of warm-blooded animals, is making a ...
Zoetis: Healing Paws, Growing Profits
The company has growing revenues, a strong balance sheet, a high FCF margin, and no major maturities. Click here to read an ...
Mexican Cattle Imports to US Suspended Over Screwworm Infection Fears
On Friday, the APHIS announced that a New World Screwworm (NWS) was detected in Mexico, causing Mexican cattle imports to be ...
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Varilek’s Cattle Call: Screw Worm discovery
Cattle had an unexpected surprise over the weekend with the “new world screw worm” found in a cow in southern Mexico.  The cattle on feed report was leaning for a lower correction, but a ...
The future of tick control: Identifying genetic tools to control cattle fever ticks
Research collaboration by the Texas A&M Department of Entomology and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, creates ...
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Breakthrough could revolutionize future of tick control
Jason Tidwell is seeking his doctorate as he works for the USDA-ARS Cattle Fever Tick Research Unit in Edinburg. (Courtesy photo) A recently published study by Jason Tidwell, a part-time graduate ...
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New World Screwworm: Latest Update from USDA-APHIS
On Nov. 25, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) held a meeting to discuss the U.S. response to the news ...
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Mexican cattle imports suspended after New World screwworm detected
Mexico’s chief veterinary officer said they discovered the screwworm in a cow at an inspection checkpoint close to the border ...
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Veterinarian Dr Charneth Ramdoo-Brown
ON any given day, Dr Charneth Ramdoo-Brown is either vaccinating a litter of the cutest puppies at her clinic on Belle Smythe Street, Woodbrook or out on a farm, covered ...