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US cattle industry groups are speaking out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, saying aggressive deportations are removing critical workers from ranches and feedlots and threatening livestock operations. Ranchers argue the actions disrupt food production and are urging federal authorities to consider agriculture's dependence on immigrant labor when carrying out enforcement.
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Reports highlight ongoing efforts to combat an outbreak of New World screwworm, a parasitic fly whose larvae infest the wounds of warm-blooded animals, primarily affecting livestock. The pest, largely eradicated from North and Central America decades ago, has been spreading northward from Central America and southern Mexico, prompting animal health authorities to launch containment and surveillance programmes to protect cattle industries.