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States poultry lab monitors avian diseases, provides tours that detail poultry industry
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Freddie Smith, project coordinator at the Georgia Poultry Lab, works on a model of the poultry industry at the lab in North Hall County. The model shows the poultry industry from the live production to processing and distribution of poultry products, the jobs associated with the industry and the allied industries that support poultry. - photo by Erin O. Smith
The Georgia Poultry Lab in North Hall County has made it easier for visitors to get a bird’s-eye view of the area’s thriving poultry industry. Dr. Louise Dufour-Zavala, the lab’s executive director, said a model presents visitors with a detailed look at the poultry industry. She said the model can be seen from the mezzanine, which visitors use to tour the $13 million facility without entering areas where staff conduct diagnostic and monitoring services to certify Georgia flocks are free of avian diseases.