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A $5 million “phase 2” expansion of UGA’s Poultry Research Center has great potential to help the state’s $2.7 billion poultry industry, says Henry Marks, head of the poultry science department in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
“This addition increases our capacity to conduct research across the board,” says Marks. “The new facilities provide better environmental control for research projects and the opportunity to conduct research that more closely resembles industry conditions. The facilities both expand and improve our ability to conduct research of interest to the poultry industry.”
The university dedicated the new facility in a 5:30 p.m. ceremony Oct. 3. The ceremony included remarks by UGA President Michael F. Adams and Georgia Poultry Federation Executive Director Abit Massey. Tours of the facility, on South Milledge Avenue near the State Botanical Garden, were also provided. Funding for the expansion came from UGA’s Comprehensive Animal Livestock and Poultry Facility project.
Marks says the expansion will give students more hands-on experience in many poultry science courses. “The new processing building, for instance, will allow students to obtain a better understanding of poultry processing techniques, further processing, new product development,” he says. “One of the primary goals in developing this facility was to enhance our instruction program in poultry science. The new facility will also provide an opportunity for cooperative studies with industry to identify and solve problems as they emerge.”
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