Ranchers along the U.S.-Mexico border say the disease carried by fever ticks has devastated their operations.
Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) livestock inspectors discovered fever ticks on cattle originating from a Webb County premises during a routine voluntary inspection.
Worms, flies, ticks and lice are all costly to beef producers.
Complex world of border trade: Cattle go north, meat south
In the late 1800s and early 1900s a disease termed cattle fever caused enormous economic losses to the cattle industry.
