Day: July 6, 2008

Fever Ticks Lay Claim to a Million Acres in Texas

News Release Texas Animal Health Commission Box l2966 * Austin, Texas 78711 * (800) 550-8242 * FAX (512) 719-0719 Bob Hillman, DVM * Executive Director For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer, at 1-800-550-8242, ext. 710, or ceverett@tahc.state.tx.us For immediate release— The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) marked an ominous anniversary July 3 by expanding the  preventive cattle fever tick quarantine  area in  south Texas by 307,000 acres, after the dangerous livestock pests were detected on cattle outside quarantine areas in Starr and Zapata counties. Fever ticks, capable of carrying and transmitting deadly “tick fever” to cattle,

Read More »
July 6, 2008 No Comments