The USDA has closed the border to Mexican cattle imports and announced $750 million in funding for a sterile fly facility to ...

The beef industry in Mexico was dealt a devastating blow when the US closed its border with the country in May 2025 due to a ...

A parasite that eats live flesh has resurfaced near Texas, sparking fears for ranchers, pets and the cattle industry.

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized emergency use of animal drugs to treat and prevent infestations of the New ...

That is why USDA is working alongside the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to encourage animal drug development and ...

The maggots burrow into the wounds, which enlarge and deepen the more eggs that hatch and feed on the tissue. The nature of ...

Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who patrol border to protect cattle from fever tick, will also serve as defense against screwworm.

USDA is spending to keep the New World Screwworm (NWS) out of the U.S. “We are going even further and taking the most ...

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller describes the parasite as a “nightmare” of the last century. “The New World screwworm devastated deer and livestock populations in Texas in the 50s and 60s.

The flesh-eating fly larva can be deadly to warm-blooded animals. It was first discovered in a cow in southern Mexico late ...