Avian Genetic Resource Centre

UBC Properties constructed the Avian Genetic Resource Centre on behalf of University of B.C. and Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada. This facility provides incubation, brooding, breeding and data processing facilities for Japanese quail and chickens. The building consists of an office, a laboratory, a hatchery, a feed processing room and workshop , three cage rooms for pedigree breeding, four floor-pen rooms, and an equipment cleaning room. The animal rooms are computerized, serviced by an automatic barn-cleaning system and outside bulk-feed storage silos.

• Address: 6947 No. 7 Highway
• User: Land and Food Systems
• Project Manager: David Roche
• Architect: Plantech
• Construction: Intercoast Construction
• Project Size: 11,840
• Budget: 785,000
• Construction Status: Complete
• Completion: April 2005
• Occupancy: April 2005