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Tick Riders: The Cornerstone of USDA's Cattle Fever Tick Program

April 13, 2011 Edward Avalos, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

Recently I had the opportunity to travel to south Texas to learn first-hand about our Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program. USDA has successfully eradicated cattle fever in the U.S. Only a permanent quarantine buffer zone remains in south Texas, which spans 500 miles from Del Rio to Brownsville...

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