Flesh-eating screwworm found in Texas cattle
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By Tom Polansek and Cassandra Garrison LUBBOCK, Texas/SALTILLO, Mexico, June 6 (Reuters) - Lubbock Feeders has been fattening cattle in West Texas since Dwight Eisenhower was U.S. president. Now, row upon row of pens sit empty.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said a second case in Zavala County was detected on a ranch about 5 miles from the first.
With beef prices climbing to record highs, many consumers across the country are wondering why a ribeye steak costs nearly $22 per pound.
The New World screwworm has reached U.S. soil for the first time in 60 years, threatening an already strained cattle industry.
The overall number of U.S. beef and dairy cattle has shrunk to its lowest level since 1951. Drought, rising operating costs and increased consolidation are among the causes.
K-State Beef Cattle Institute experts discuss why larger cattle and heavier carcass weights may be the “new normal” in the beef industry.
People looking to grill hamburgers this summer may not get a respite from rising beef prices anytime soon, as an ongoing cattle shortage across the United States could compound high costs at the grocery store.
Ghost Donkey Ranch, a 227-acre estate tucked between Calistoga and Healdsburg known for donkeys and cattle dotting its hillsides.
Generic ketoprofen injectable solution receives approval for control of BRD-associated pyrexia in certain beef and dairy cattle.