New World screwworm: Page 2

Animal Health & Veterinary

Rollins: USDA ready to respond ‘immediately’ to NWS threat

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said New World screwworm has been detected 25 miles from the U.S. border.

Brand Insights

Five Ways Immune Function Influences Feed Efficiency

Land O'Lakes Inc

Broiler feed efficiency is influenced by immune function, as even healthy birds divert nutrients to immune activity, impacting growth and highlighting the need for balanced nutrition strategies.

Animal Health & Veterinary

USDA opens insect research laboratory facility in Texas

Facility will provide the U.S. cattle industry with innovative tools and advanced technologies to manage and eliminate the invasive fly and tick pests that threaten the U.S. cattle industry.

Animal Health & Veterinary

FDA issues emergency use authorization for Zoetis NWS treatment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for Zoetis Inc.’s Dectomax/Dectomax-CA1 injectable solution for the prevention and treatment of New World screwworm (NWS) infestations in dairy cattle.

Animal Health & Veterinary

NPPC urges swift approval of NovoFly to prevent New World screwworm in US

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) recently applied to register NovoFly – a technology incorporating a genetically engineered female-lethal trait that results in male-only sterile flies – for use in combatting NWS.

Regulatory Updates

Elanco gets emergency OK for two NWS products

Negasunt Powder and Tanidil cleared for use in livestock ahead of potential U.S. fly invasion.

Animal Health & Veterinary

Florida issues import restrictions on Texas animals to prevent NWS

The Texas agriculture commissioner is responding to actions taken by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to restrict importation of animals into Florida from counties in Texas that are at high risk for New World screwworm.

Animal Health & Veterinary

USDA, US Army Corps of Engineers break ground on Texas sterile fly production facility

New sterile fly production facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas, will expanding the nation’s domestic capacity to combat New World screwworm.

Animal Health & Veterinary

USDA releases updated New World screwworm response playbook

The comprehensive guide is designed to support coordinated, science-based action should NWS be detected in the United States.

Animal Health & Veterinary

Construction firm contracted to build sterile fly production facility to fight NWS

Mortenson Construction will build a new sterile fly production facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas.

Animal Health & Veterinary

USDA completes sterile fly dispersal facility in Texas

Facility will increase the range of sterile fly release and bolster preparedness for New World screwworm.

Animal Health & Veterinary

FDA allows emergency use of injectable ivermectin to prevent NWS in cattle

Boehringer Ingelheim's Ivomec may be effective for the prevention of infestations caused by NWS larvae in cattle when administered within 24 hours of birth, at the time of castration or when a wound appears.

Animal Health & Veterinary

USDA to shift NWS eradication efforts north into Texas

Meanwhile, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration to prevent NWS spread into the state.

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