{"id":30845,"date":"2026-07-13T18:31:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T22:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=30845"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T22:33:45","slug":"imported-brazilian-cattle-transported-in-compliance-with-animal-welfare-protocols-glda-assures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/imported-brazilian-cattle-transported-in-compliance-with-animal-welfare-protocols-glda-assures\/","title":{"rendered":"Imported Brazilian Cattle transported in compliance with Animal Welfare protocols &#8211; GLDA assures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) has rejected claims circulating on social media regarding the welfare and transportation of 1,000 pregnant cattle imported from Brazil, assuring that the animals have remained under continuous veterinary supervision throughout the journey to GLDA\u2019s Ebini Livestock Facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GLDA Chief Executive Officer Dr. Dwight Walrond said the animals were imported as part of the National Cattle Development Programme to strengthen Guyana\u2019s livestock sector through the introduction of high-quality genetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We would have been fortunate to have an opportunity to import these high genetics into Guyana to ensure that we can continue the upward trajectory which we have seen over the past months and years,&#8221; Dr. Walrond said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He emphasised that the cattle underwent all required health checks and quarantine procedures before entering Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;No animal will be allowed in or out of Guyana without the necessary documentation,&#8221; Dr. Walrond stated, noting that the animals completed mandatory quarantine in Brazil before undergoing further inspection by GLDA officials upon arrival at Lethem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GLDA made it clear that the cattle have been transported under strict welfare protocols, with scheduled rest stops every four hours where they receive feed, clean water, electrolytes, and veterinary assessments. A team comprising veterinarians, livestock extension officers and animal care personnel has accompanied the shipment throughout the journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing concerns about a delay at the river crossing, Dr. Walrond explained that the interruption was caused by tidal conditions and that the decision to delay the crossing was made to protect both the animals and personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also confirmed that three animal mortalities occurred during transport, which were documented and managed according to veterinary procedures. The supplier is expected to replace the animals at no additional cost to the Government of Guyana or the GLDA under the terms of the procurement agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;So the animal welfare was taken care of,&#8221; Dr. Walrond said. &#8220;It&#8217;s not a case where the animals came and they were allowed to travel&#8230; without being attended. That&#8217;s not how we do business.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GLDA reiterated that the cattle are public assets acquired with the aim of improving genetic quality, strengthening food security and increasing domestic production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) has rejected claims circulating on social media regarding the welfare and transportation of 1,000 pregnant cattle imported from Brazil, assuring that the animals have&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30842,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[468,350],"tags":[488,1117,370,591,412,405],"class_list":["post-30845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture","category-news","tag-488","tag-glda","tag-guyana","tag-ministry-of-agriculture","tag-ncn-guyana","tag-ncn-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30845"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30846,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30845\/revisions\/30846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}