Texas wildlife officials are warning the state’s cattle industry to be on the lookout for a flesh-eating parasite that can be deadly for animals.
The warning comes after the sighting of an animal infected by screwworms in the Chiapas area of southern Mexico late last year.
“It’ll just start eating the flesh and it just reproduces, and it’ll eventually kill the animal,” said Farley.After the most recent screwworm sighting, the agency temporarily shut down cattle imports from Mexico to the United States. Miller told NBC 5 he believed that move was overkill and could drive up the cost of beef, which was already at an all-time high.
Still, knowing what screwworms can do, some Texas ranchers said they planned to stay vigilant and keep the tiny terror from infecting their herds.
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