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Wyoming livestock board urges help after USDA cuts and warns new world screw worm is advancing north
Summary
The state veterinarian told the Joint Appropriations Committee that five USDA veterinary positions were cut, leaving three state veterinarians to cover Wyoming; the board requested a state assistant veterinarian and urged planning for the new world screw worm following detections near the Mexican border.
The Wyoming Livestock Board briefed the Joint Appropriations Committee on Jan. 9 about staffing losses, a request for state veterinary capacity and a rising foreign pest risk.
Agency representatives said USDA downsizing eliminated five positions in Wyoming — three veterinarians and two animal…
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