Arkansas Implementing Animal Entry Requirements to Prevent Screwworm Spread

Arkansas implementing animal entry requirements to prevent screwworm spread

Cattle graze in a pasture next to the Denka Performance Elastomer facility in LaPlace, Louisiana. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)The Arkansas Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that warm-blooded animals from states with confirmed New World screwworm detections — including household pets — cannot enter the Natural State without a recent veterinary inspection. Animals entering Arkansas from an infested zone “will be restricted according …

Arkansas officials monitoring New World screwworm in neighboring Texas

Although the New World screwworm has not been detected in Arkansas, the state Department of Agriculture is on high alert after several cases were confirmed in nearby Texas. Animals from the affected area are not allowed into Arkansas under restrictions aligning with federal guidelines. Jennifer Koziol, associate professor of food animal medicine and surgery at the Texas […] The post Arkansas officials monitoring New World screwworm in neighborin…