Athens poultry lab in President's budget

WASHINGTON - A proposal in the president&#39;s new budget could benefit poultry science in northeast Georgia and elsewhere in the country by bringing a lab to Georgia.<br> <br> A new $99 million poultry research building would be built near the University of Georgia campus under a proposal in President Bush&#39;s 2002-03 budget, taking the place of a lab in Michigan. <br> <br> About 25 jobs would be transferred to the new 200,000-square foot Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, which would replace the 40 year old building where 50 people currently work. <br> <br> The move would add about $3.5 million dollars a year to the lab&#39;s budget. <br> <br> Georgia is the country&#39;s top broiler producer and ranks third in the U.S. in egg production.