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Fever Tick Quarantine Enlarged in Starr County; Reduced in Dimmit County

By Texas Animal Health Commission

The temporary preventive fever tick quarantine zone in south Texas’ Starr County has been enlarged by nearly 24,000 acres, after fever ticks were found on a premises outside the county’s quarantine zone. Inspectors have used livestock market records to locate the 94 head of cattle sold by the ranch March 28, 2008.

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Wildlife and Wildfire - AgriLife Researcher Looking at Wildfire Impact on South Texas Wildlife

By Paul Schattenberg

UVALDE - Dr. Jim Gallagher, Texas AgriLife Extension Service wildlife specialist, has seen the effects of many fires in his career.

"I've seen the aftermath of dozens of wildfires of all sizes during both my academic and professional career," said Gallagher, who is stationed at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde. "And for about 20 years I've studied the effects wildfires have on wildlife."

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Progress Slow in Fight Against Fever Ticks

By Texas Animal Health Commission

A few miles north of the Rio Grande, where spring temperatures climb past 100 degrees, helicopters work in concert with cowboys to gather cattle, thorny bushes nick kneecaps, and dust and manure swirl up noses and down collars, and cowboys inspecting, dipping or treating cattle are gritty and soaked with sweat before noon. For a small contingency of government “hands” and livestock producers on the border, the very presence or absence of ticks on cow bellies or deer flanks indicate defeat or victory in the fight against the fever tick, a foreign-origin pest that threatens the health of U.S. cattle.

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TWD & TDA Sale Recap

By TWD Staff

March 14th brought a new sale and new opportunity for TexasWhitetailDirectory.com customers to market and sell quality whitetail genetics. A result of TWD’s commitment to marketing and promoting the deer industry, deer enthusiasts gathered Friday night at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, as well as online, to bid on top genetics from around the country.

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UPDATE – TexasWhitetailDirectory.com Sale Date Changed

By TWD Staff

The 1st Annual TexasWhitetailDirectory.com Premium Whitetail Deer Auction will now be held Friday, March 14, 2008, in conjunction with the Texas Deer Association’s Spring Gala & Superior Genetics Whitetail Deer Auction. The event will take place at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas, March 14 & 15, 2008.

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