grte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 21 days agoCFIA announces temporary ban of Texas livestock to prevent spread of screwwormwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down10
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minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·20 days agoIf farmers keep livestock at all over the winter - horses, sheep, milking cows, pigs - or if animals like bears and deer can survive the winter - then we’ll have the screwworm established here permanently.
minus-squareteyrnon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 days agoIt’s never made it even close, and it won’t, as I said, the hard winter kills most of that stuff, here is the range.
minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 days agoYeah… its not like the climate is changing resulting in shifting ranges.
minus-squareteyrnon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 days agoIn michigan it got down to -27, that fucker aint getting anywhere near here bro.
If farmers keep livestock at all over the winter - horses, sheep, milking cows, pigs - or if animals like bears and deer can survive the winter - then we’ll have the screwworm established here permanently.
It’s never made it even close, and it won’t, as I said, the hard winter kills most of that stuff, here is the range.
Yeah… its not like the climate is changing resulting in shifting ranges.
In michigan it got down to -27, that fucker aint getting anywhere near here bro.
Sure… for now.