Region Nine livestock extension office gets hematology machine

The shade house at Nappi (Ministry of Agriculture photo)

Livestock farmers in the Rupununi area now have access to improved healthcare for their animals.

A Ministry of Agriculture release on Thursday disclosed that the Guyana Live-stock Development Authority’s (GLDA) extension office in Region Nine has acquired a $3 million hematology machine which will increase its capabilities to offer improved services to livestock farmers in the Rupununi.

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, officially handed over the machine to the GLDA’s regional agriculture department during a recent visit to the North Rupununi.