Texas Expands Screwworm Inspector Training to Quicken Response
The course trains more inspectors and veterinarians as Texas reports 10 screwworm cases and quarantines five infestation zones, officials said.
- Texas released an online training course developed by AgriLife Extension and the Texas Animal Health Commission to teach agriculture professionals how to identify New World screwworm and certify livestock for movement.
- The pest is moving north from Panama and has a known presence over 300 miles south of the Texas-Mexico border, making rapid identification critical.
- Federal officials are dispersing four million sterile flies aerially each week to collapse the population. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins called the training "critical to keep our cattle industry on track."
- Governor Greg Abbott stated Texas will "use every tool to protect our cattle industry," noting the program allows private industry to inspect and certify animals for movement.
- Infestations have been confirmed in Edwards, Tom Green, Zavala, Gillespie, and La Salle counties, where New World screwworm larvae burrow into living flesh causing severe injury.
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Governor abbott launches free NWS inspector training to keep Texas livestock moving
AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today announced the launch of a free online course to expand the number of certified New World Screwworm inspectors across Texas. This course will allow more Texans to inspect their animals and certify the documentation…
Texas Launches Online Screwworm Inspection Course
Austin’s Fox affiliate reports: The state of Texas has released an online course designed to train more animal health, livestock and agriculture professionals in identifying infestations of the New World screwworm. The course was developed to help speed inspections that allow the movement of cattle and livestock through out the state. The move comes as Texas has seen 10 cases of New World screwworm since June 3 and the Texas Animal Commission ha…
Gov. Abbott launches free inspector training as Texas battles New World Screwworm
AUSTIN, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Governor Greg Abbott today announced the launch of a free online course to expand the number of certified New World Screwworm (NWS) inspectors across Texas. This course will allow more Texans to inspect their animals and certify the documentation required to safely move them, which is critical to ensuring cattle and livestock commerce continues uninterrupted. Developed [...]
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