On November 22, the United States Department of Agriculture temporarily halted the import of cattle from Mexico after a flesh-eating parasite was detected in animals in southern Mexico. Before the ...

It is no secret that cattle deworming products are becoming less and less effective. Dr. Christine Navarre, DVM, Extension veterinarian at Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, spoke about ...

Research carried out in the Netherlands has revealed that the genetic background of cattle apparently determines how quickly and effectively they acquire immunity to infections from gastrointestinal ...

Dear Doctor: Please tell me more about the recent story in the news about the young woman who spent time on a ranch and then found worms living inside her eyes. We are cattle ranchers, and now I'm ...

“Out of sight, out of mind” is an expression often used to describe something that cannot be seen, so it is easily forgotten. On the subject of herd health, this phrase can easily be applied to our ...

Sunset Middle School student Christopher Mares, 11, walks his dairy Holstein commercial heifer through the cattle barn during the 4-H/FFA Acadiana District Livestock Show Thursday, January 27, 2022, ...

It sounds like something out of a creepy nightmare. A year and a half ago, Abby Beckley, of Grants Pass, then 26, felt a prickling in her left eye. She stood in front of a mirror and pulled a small, ...

The invasive screwworm is once again turning up near the border region. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced on Sunday, May 11, that she is suspending live cattle, horses and bison ...

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These parasites are endemic in places like Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and parts of South America, according to the ...

The 68-year-old is just the second person diagnosed with the cattle eye worm infection A 68-year-old woman felt an irritation in her right eye, so she flushed it out with water. That’s when she ...