Poultry Research Unit, Starkville, Mississippi

• Scope of work under Recovery Act

Amount: $1.8 million

Repair critical deferred maintenance including replacing roofing systems on four location buildings.

Milestones
December 2009 - Construction contract awarded for $99,850 to replace the electrical switch gear at the Harned Laboratory Building.

June 2010 - Construction contract awarded for $274,800 for the installation of an emergency generator at the Harned Laboratory Building.

• Scope of work under Recovery Act

Amount: $1 million - $5 million

Replacement of electrical switchgear, distribution system, and back-up power source. Replacement of HVAC chiller and components. Replacement of roofing system on Building 12.

Milestones

February 2010 - Construction contract for $419,987 to replace several roofing systems.

May 2010 - Construction contract awarded for $216,000 to replace a 100-ton air conditioning and cooling tower.

September 2010 - Construction contract awarded for $117,969 to replace the electrical switch.

Construction Photos

Research at the Poultry Research Unit

The Poultry Research Unit's work improves the health of poultry and enhances the efficiency of production in areas such as nutrition and housing. Such improvements cuts the cost of poultry production and helps keep the cost of chicken an d other poultry products lowers for consumers.

For example, Researchers at the ARS Poultry Research Unit developed the CPJ Vaccinator to protect laying flocks from serious diseases like infectious bronchitis, mycoplasmosis and exotic Newcastle dis-ease. Each year, mycoplasmosis alone costs U.S. producers more than $140 million, partly due to uneven vaccine delivery. The vaccinator dispenses vaccine so uniformly that it reaches more than 90 percent of the birds to be treated.

Project Photographs Before Construction

Project Photographs During Construction