US National Poultry Research Center
Secretary Sonny Perdue gives a speech at groundbreaking for the new SEPRL facility.
Secretary Sonny Perdue and others at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new SEPRL facility.
Secretary Sonny Perdue and others at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new SEPRL facilities.
Dr. David Swayne at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new SEPRL facilities.
Groundbreaking ceremony for the new SEPRL facilities.
Drawing of the new SEPRL facilities after completion.
Egg Quality Measurements are performed in this laboratory. This pic shows Boiled Yolk Strength measurement.
For Egg Quality Measurements all eggs are included.
Egg Safety and Quality Research
Research with Cage Free Chickens is performed in many of these labs.
Our work begins with the chicks from the time they are eggs until they are full-grown.
Egg Quality Measurements are performed in this laboratory. This pic shows Egg Shell Strength measurement.
Egg Quality Measurements are performed in this laboratory. This pic shows Egg Shell Strength measurement for a brown egg.
Egg Quality Measurements are performed in this laboratory. This pic shows Egg Volume measurement.
Many studies in this laboratory involve use of Free Range Hens.
Working in the yard to collect samples from Free Range Hens.
Egg Quality Measurements are performed in this laboratory. This pic shows Mayo Compression measurement.
Egg Quality Measurements are performed in this laboratory. This pic shows Egg measurement.
Egg Quality Measurements are performed in this laboratory. This pic shows Pasta Tensile Strength measurement.
Much of our work leads to Salmonella Detection in the laboratory.
Much of our work generates empty egg shells!
Egg Quality Measurements are performed in this laboratory. This pic shows Volscan Profiler measurement (new method for measurement of egg volume).
Egg Quality Measurements are performed in this laboratory. Many experiments look at Egg Washing and how it is affected by various manipulations.
