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National Cattlemen's Beef Association applauds Agriculture Secretary Rollins' recent decision to suspend Mexican cattle, horse and bison imports over the spread of New World screwworm, saying Mexico's corruption and mismangement has caused the pest to spread closer to the U.
A Tennessee State veterinarian has urged animal owners to be on the lookout for an invasive pest: the New World Screwworm.
Secretary Brooke Rollins says this decision wasn't made from politics or punishment, but rather for food and animal security.
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Mexico's Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Julio Berdegué, spoke after the U.S. Department of Agriculture suspended all cattle and livestock imports from Mexico last Sunday. In a morning news conference,
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Imports of livestock from the southern border have been banned due to the spread of a flesh-eating pest in Mexico, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Sunday.
U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced last night the suspension of all live cattle and livestock imports from Mexico into the U. S. In a post on X, Secretary Rollins said, "Due to the threat of New World Screwworm I am announcing the suspension of live cattle,