Overseas tests being done in wake of poultry deaths

The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) continues to work with farmers on the East Bank of Berbice to assess the situation in relation to the sudden deaths of their poultry and tests are to be done overseas.

According to a GINA press release, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) of the GLDA, Dwight Walrond said that samples have been taken from the premises of one large scale broiler birds farmer and have been prepared and sent to the University of Georgia for testing.

“We want to test for a wide array of diseases. Based on clinical signs, there are