Canada bans Texas cattle over flesh – The Canadian food inspection authority has imposed a provisional restriction on livestock imported from Texas, following the detection of flesh-eating screwworms in calves. This measure, outlined in a recent agency statement, aims to prevent the spread of the parasitic fly to Canadian herds, which could threaten the nation’s agricultural sector. The ban applies to cows and horses that have been in Texas within the past 21 days, ensuring that any animals potentially exposed to the outbreak are excluded from entry.

Health officials in the United States confirmed the presence of the New World Screwworm, a species known for its ability to infest living tissue, in two separate calves within Texas this week. The first case was identified in a three-week-old calf in La Pryor, a town located approximately 30 miles from the Mexico border. The second instance occurred in a one-month-old calf in…