The Athens Location consists of four sites: Richard B. Russell Agricultural Research Center (RRC); Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory (SEPRL); Animal Physiology Research Unit (AP); and J. Phil Campbell Sr. Natural Resource Conservation Center (JPC). There are ten (10) Research Management Units with twenty-nine Research CRIS Projects.

Two of the facilities, RRC and SEP, are located within the research park adjacent to the University of Georgia. The JPC is located in Watkinsville, Georgia approximately 8.5 miles from the other facilities.

RRC - The mission at the RRC is twofold; ensuring and improving the safety of food and feed, and ensuring and improving the quality and economic value of food and crops.

Quality Assessment Research Unit ss Poultry Microbiological Safety Research sPoultry Processing and Swine Physiology Research Units Toxicology and Mycotoxin Research s Bacterial Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance s Egg Safety and Quality

SEP - SEP conducts research on emerging and exotic infectious poultry diseases and food borne pathogens of people. The laboratory is specially designed and operated to contain highly infectious diseases of poultry where they may be studied safely, posing no threat to the poultry industry or people. Observance of proper personnel procedures, usage of personnel safety equipment and correct design and operation of facilities all contribute to the bio-security and bio-safety of the laboratory.

Exotic and Emerging Avian Viral Diseases Research Unit s Endemic Poultry Viral Diseases Research Unit

JPC - An agricultural research unit concentrating on: improving the understanding of chemical, physical and biological interactions in the soil-plant-animal-atmosphere with the goal of maintaining a sustainable, productive, and economical agricultural ecosystem for the Southern Piedmont region.

J. Phil Campbell Sr., Natural Resource Conservation Center

The Location Support Office handles the Facilities Management for the four sites that comprise the location and provide the ten research units with administrative support.