Livestock producers need to take steps now to prepare as the New World screwworm approaches the Texas-Mexico border, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service livestock specialists.
Necessary action now breaks down to three areas: plan, prepare and monitor the situation and livestock, said AgriLife Extension livestock specialists Ron Gill, Ph.D., professor, Chico, and Karl Harborth, Ph.D., assistant professor, Corpus Christi, both in the Department of Animal Science.
