Atlantic Poultry Research Centre

The Atlantic Poultry Research Centre- Phase I, was officially opened on the NSAC campus, Wednesday, May 30th, 2007.

The ribbon is officially cut by ( L to R) Mike Dungate, GM Chicken Farmers of Canada, Dr. Philip Hicks, NSAC President, Hon. Brooke Taylor, NS Minister of Agriculture and Ross McCurdy, Director, Canada Foundation for Innovation.

The Atlantic Poultry Research Centre valued at $9.8 million, will provide teaching and research capabilities in all phases of poultry production from hatching to value-added product processing.

This state-of-the-art facility will allow fundamental research on nutrition, physiology, poultry product quality, food safety and poultry waste management while providing opportunities for the development of new and innovative research directions important to support key regional and national priorities.

Funding for the 3000 square metre Centre has been made possible through funds allocated by the Province of Nova Scotia, the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Nova Scotia Research & Innovation Trust. Additional funds have been generously provided by the National and Atlantic Feather industries, Atlantic provincial governments and various individual donors.

Remaining phases include a major retrofit to our current Feed Mill to be completed in 07-08 and a new chick hatchery to be completed in 08-09 for a total project value of $12.1 million.

At the core of the research facilities is a complex that will house poultry under research conditions with state-of-the-art environmental controls and computerized data collection to facilitate good science. Phase II will involve a transformation of the current feed mill into a nutrition complex capable of large and small batch mixing and commercial-style pelleting of feeds. Phase III will see a new fully functional hatchery for generating research stock and a federally inspected processing facility to support food safety and meat quality research.

Floor Plan

A floor plan of this 4-winged facility - egg, meat production, mechanical and processing, is available for viewing, Please click here

Donors

This facility would not have become a reality without the generous support of the many organizations and donors who felt it a worthwhile project.

(in alphabetical order) or Alphabetically

Government and Institutional Support
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Government of Canada
Government of New Brunswick
Government of Newfoundland & Labrador
Government of Nova Scotia
Government of Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust

Industry Support
Agri-Adapt Council Inc. (NL)
Agri-Futures Nova Scotia
Atlantic Poultry Research Institute
Atlantic Provinces Hatchery Federation
Canadian Egg Marketing Agency
Chicken Farmers of Canada
Chicken Farmers of New Brunswick
Chicken Farmers of Newfoundland and Labrador
Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia
Chicken Farmers of Prince Edward Island
Egg Producers of Newfoundland and Labrador
Egg Producers of Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick Egg Producers
Nova Scotia Egg Producers
Nova Scotia Turkey Producers’ Marketing Board
Turkey Farmers of New Brunswick
Poultry Industry Council

Corporate Support
ACA Cooperative Ltd.
Atlantic Systematic Envelopes Ltd.
Canadian Poultry Magazine
Farm Focus of Atlantic Canada
Merial Canada Inc.
Scotia Poultry Farm Ltd.
Specht-Canada Inc.
Tartan Advanced Poultry Management Systems
Willowdale Farms Inc.
Maple Leaf Poultry
LBJ Farm Equipment
Continental Poultry
Sani-Marc
Menkhorst Farm Ltd
Bourgeois Poultry Ltd
Round Hill Poultry Ltd
Seaview Poultry Ltd
Quebec Farmers Advocate

Individual Support
Stuart F. Allaby
Dr. Harold & Marion Chute & Family
Donald Clark
Dr. Erroll Hancock
Dick Huggard
Bill & Mary Swetnam
Peter and Margaret Trenholm
In Memory of Dr. Wes & Millie Trenholm
Kevin Rathgeber
Mr. Keith Fancy
Dr. Roger B. Buckland