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Texas Awarded Federal Grant To Fight Fever Ticks
USDA Secretary Ed Schafer says Texas animal health officials will have an extra $4.9 million to help fight cattle fever ticks from spreading into the U.S. ...
A Lousy Deal
Now you see 'em. But mostly you don't. And that makes diagnosing a lice problem in your cattle a bit challenging. However, says Jack Lloyd, professor...
Is Your Dewormer WORKING?
Anthelmintics (dewormers) are among history's miracle drugs. Since first introduced in the 1960s, these products have literally helped feed a growing...
A Long, Thin Line
There are some words in an obscure country song that the tick riders along the Rio Grande River between Texas and Mexico can appreciate. It's a long,...
Fever tick quarantine
At least 50 premises in Zapata County along the Mexican border in South Texas are in a temporary quarantine area designated in early September to prevent...
Deworm nursing calves
Research has debunked the theory that calves don't have a sufficiently high level of parasitism to warrant treatment until weaning, or after....
West Nile Warning: Mosquito Season Approaching
Be a Good Neighbor
Regardless of where you live, or the type of fly control you want to implement, working with your neighbor is worth exploring. Right now, the industry...
From Our Columnists
Tracking failure
"Hard to believe six years have passed since the cow bearing BSE stole Christmas in the U.S. Harder to believe there's still no cattle and beef industry...
The next decade: Part I
I truly believe ranching in the next decade will not be "business as usual." Thus, my next few columns will look to stimulate ranchers'...
No Silver Bullet
I think I can speak for all the “Vet's Opinion” authors in saying that we enjoy feedback on our columns, particularly when a correspondent gives...


























