Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped ...

Theileriosis, a disease carried by Asian longhorned ticks, has been detected in Iowa cattle for the first time. The disease ...

At this stage of the year, cattle are returning to paddocks that they have already grazed, and parasite burdens will start to ...

The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and drop them from airplanes over Mexico and even southern Texas.

USDA announces new Texas facility to breed sterile New World screwworm flies as part of an effort to combat the flesh-eating ...

The AI microscope will automate the tedious job of fecal egg counting, which is used to identify parasites in farm animals.

The presence of a preferred host, such as cattle, generates a surge in new ticks as females begin to lay thousands of eggs. Experts expect the disease to spread north this summer, though it's ...

If cattle producers suspect either Theileria or an invasion of Asian longhorned ticks, they should have a veterinarian collect samples and submit them to the Iowa State University Veterinary ...

However, cattle are trying to recover on Wednesday with calmer outside markets and the big discount the futures are still holding to last week’s record average cash price of $238.68.

Cattle industry warns of killer parasite posing $11 billion threat to Texas The New World screwworm has been advancing north through Mexico, causing the U.S. to temporarily close the border to ...

Why flexibility with cattle is vital for managing pasture pressure and how stock handling, fencing, and stock sense are key ...