{"id":20062,"date":"2026-07-03T17:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T23:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/?p=20062"},"modified":"2026-07-03T17:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T23:21:09","slug":"dont-get-screwed-modern-herd-monitoring-for-screwworm-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/dont-get-screwed-modern-herd-monitoring-for-screwworm-is-here","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Get Screwed: Modern Herd Monitoring for Screwworm is Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once eradicated in the U.S., New World Screwworm cases have been reported spreading northward. Agencies across these regions are increasing monitoring efforts to track the parasite\u2019s movement and protect cattle across the contamination zones. The current situation highlights ranchers as the first line of defense through vigilance and rapid reporting. With ranchers increasing the frequency of herd inspections, quickly locating animals can save valuable time each day. GPS tracking data allows producers to spend less time searching for the herd and more time checking for parasites. 701x xTpro tags connect via satellite and cell networks to keep your herd connected even in the most remote areas, no additional hardware needed.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond location data, xTpro tags offer additional alerts to help you keep a second set of eyes on the herd around the clock. Calving presents one of the highest-risk periods for NWS infestation, as flies are attracted to exposed tissue in afterbirth and newborn navels. NWS flies can also lay eggs in the rectum or vulva of cows, highlighting the critical need to identify calving events right away. 701x xTpro tags send alerts right to your phone, allowing you to know where and when to activate management resources to prevent NWS infestations.<\/p>\n<p>If an animal in your herd does become infected by NWS, xTpro tags can still help. By monitoring location data closely, animals that are self-isolating can be identified. While animals may wander away from the herd for many reasons, it has been noted that animals that are ill or about to calve will spend more time away from the herd, typically lying down (Proudfoot et al., 2014). If an animal\u2019s activity becomes abnormal, you can go right to their location for a spot check. However, if an animal becomes lethargic due to infestation or secondary infection, xTpro tags can generate health alerts that may help identify animals requiring closer inspection, allowing for faster intervention and reducing the impact of NWS.<\/p>\n<p>While no technology can completely replace routine visual inspections, connected monitoring tools help ranchers prioritize their time and respond quickly when issues arise. As concerns about New World Screwworm continue to grow, timely information on animal location, activity, and health can provide an important advantage in protecting your herd.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20064 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/wp-content\/uploads\/QR-701x.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"226\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20065 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/wp-content\/uploads\/QR-USDAs-NWS.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"212\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protect your herd with smarter monitoring&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4140,"featured_media":20063,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[23,19,21],"tags":[58],"class_list":{"0":"post-20062","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brahman-research","8":"category-brahman-news","9":"category-industry-news","10":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4140"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20062"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20066,"href":"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20062\/revisions\/20066"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}