Rancho Los Girasoles

Here are a few approved medications for the control of screw worms, notice the similarity in active ingredients.
Please keep an eye on your horses! Cover and clean any wounds.
Check sheaths on geldings and stallions.
Fly control is critical!

On June 7th, USDA announced two additional NWS cases in Texas- a calf in La Salle County with an umbilical lesion, and a dog in Andrews County.

*UPDATE* The NWS case in Andrews County has been reclassified by USDA to be the first case in New Mexico, not Texas: https://bit.ly/USDA-NWSNM

An additional infested zone has been established in La Salle and Webb County, and additional epidemiological investigations are occurring to learn more about the case in Andrews County. Those located in the infested zones should stay updated with current movement requirements. View the TAHC interactive NWS map here: https://bit.ly/NWS-ZoneMap

Yesterday was a bitter sweet day for us. We hauled out our last load of Appaloosa babies from Santo Niño Ranch. Many thanks to Joe Hein for allowing us to be a part of his Appaloosa legacy ❤️ and with no further ado we announce that Awesome Legacy ApHC stud will continue his legacy with us breeding beautiful appy babies 😎

AUSTIN, TX- On June 3, 2026, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of a detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in Zavala County, Texas. A sample collected from a three-week-old calf with an umbilical lesion was identified and confirmed as NWS by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa. There are currently no further confirmed detections in animals in Texas.

Read the full press release here: https://bit.ly/6-3-26NWS

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