U.S. investing in facility in Texas to combat the threat of New World screwworm, Texas A&M expert explains

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KRHD) — The U.S. government and state of Texas are launching a major effort to protect the livestock industry from the New World Screwworm, a parasite that feeds on living mammals and threatens to impact both the cattle industry and consumer grocery prices.

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"This can result in billions of dollars of losses a year," Governor Greg Abbott said. "It could truly crush the cattle industry as well as other livestock industry in Texas."

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a $750 million investment to build a sterile fly production facility in Texas, approximately 20 miles from the southern border.

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