Calves under one year of age are more susceptible than older cattle. Older cattle frequently have been exposed to the parasites and developed a degree of immunity. Adult worms in the gut of cattle ...

White wormers (benzimidazoles) work well at killing adults in the GI tract, he adds. The two subclasses of the macrocyclic ...

After plucking the wriggling worm from her peeper, Beckley sought medical attention and was diagnosed with the first documented human infection of a parasite normally found in cattle. The case was ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A flesh-eating parasite has agriculture leaders in Texas and across the nation on high alert. The New World Screwworm is making its way further north through the Americas.

A question on farmers minds as grazing gets underway in parts of the country is should cattle be dosed for worms before going ...

Stomach worms must complete several life-cycle stages both inside the gastrointestinal tract of cattle and on the pasture. The cows can only be infected by consuming grass from infected pastures ...

The research team expected to find colonies of marine worms, crustaceans and mollusks. They didn’t expect to discover a new species. When the cow bones were brought back to the surface ...

Mexico made a first shipment of sterile parasitic flies to Uruguay to help combat the cattle “screw worm” or Cochliomyia hominivorax, an insect whose larvae or maggots eat living tissue ...