William J. Parker Agricultural Research Center

The William J. Parker Agricultural Research Center is a one-of-a-kind environmental control facility that is unique in that it combines state-of-the-art environmental control capabilities, including solar radiation, for heat stress with the ability to simultaneously study expression of over 20,000 individual genes in cattle and sheep.  The building includes environmental rooms that can mimic any climate or heat cycle, surgery suites and laboratory facilities. Phase II of the facility was complete in September, 2006 and a third phase is slated for construction in the future.

William J. Parker Agricultural Research Center
Contact: 
Dr. Sean Limesand