Texas Ag Commissioner says northern spread of New World screwworm in Mexico leaves Texas livestock industry vulnerable

The commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture says the continued northern movement of New World screwworm leaves cattle producers vulnerable.  Sid Miller says the latest case was found in a canine, located in Neuvo Leon, Mexico, about 60 miles from the Texas border. “We quarantine and do not let livestock come in the United States,” he […]

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