Lab findings on bird flu expected next week: Livestock official
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sent fresh samples of infected chickens to a British laboratory in London to test the presence of bird flu and the laboratory was expected to issue its findings by next week.
Livestock Commissioner Dr. Muhammad Afzal talking with Geo News said samples from Abbotabad and Charsadda poultry farms were sent to a laboratory in Britain for testing, and the laboratory has since requested fresh samples which were sent earlier this week.
He said the British laboratory was expected to issue its finding by the weekend, Afzal said, adding that the government was in touch with the laboratory.
Courtesy Geo
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sent fresh samples of infected chickens to a British laboratory in London to test the presence of bird flu and the laboratory was expected to issue its findings by next week.
Livestock Commissioner Dr. Muhammad Afzal talking with Geo News said samples from Abbotabad and Charsadda poultry farms were sent to a laboratory in Britain for testing, and the laboratory has since requested fresh samples which were sent earlier this week.
He said the British laboratory was expected to issue its finding by the weekend, Afzal said, adding that the government was in touch with the laboratory.
Courtesy Geo
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