Facilities
Animal Research Facilities:
RTI leases several cattle facilities that include housing pens, working areas, processing tubs,
and head catches. These facilities are isolated from other animals by a minimum distance of 0.5 miles.
RTI owns a Double L nursery with two rooms and 12- 4 x 4 pens per room. Each pen has its own feed and watering system, if needed. The building is located in a remote area allowing for increased biosecurity.
RTI leases 3 swine confinement units. Two units are farrow-to-finish operations and one is a grower-finisher unit. These facilities are used solely by RTI and are isolated from neighboring swine facilities.
In House Laboratory:
RTI's laboratory performs multiple virology and bacteriology assays that include, but are not limited to, PRRSV, BVD and IBR virus isolation and bacterial isolation and identification. The laboratory is also capable of doing hematology analysis for various animal species.
RTI's laboratory services include: isolation and identification of bacterial and viral pathogens to assess vaccine efficacy, immunological analysis to determine the effect of vaccination or nutritional supplementation on immune function, and in vitro laboratory assays to determine the antibacterial or antiviral effect of test articles.
Livestock Facilities |
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Type |
Pens |
Dimensions |
Capacity |
Swine Challenge Nursery |
24 |
4' x 4 ' (16 sq. ft. ea.) |
60 head |
Swine Farrowing |
20 |
6.67' x 4.83' (32.2 sq. ft. ea.) |
20 head (sows) |
Swine Finisher |
16 |
18' x 8' (144 sq. ft. ea.) |
256 head (275lbs) |
Swine Grower |
12 |
12' x 8' (96 sq. ft. ea.) |
192 head ( 125 lbs) |
Swine Grower/Finisher |
10 |
14.8' x 12.5' (186.6 sq. ft. ea.) |
190 head (125 lbs) |
Swine Grower |
6 |
6' x 28' (168 sq. ft. ea.) |
168 head (125 lbs) |
Swine Nursery |
12 |
5.29' x 8.21' (43 sq. ft ea.) |
130 head (60 lbs) |
Swine Nursery/Finisher |
1 |
30' x 9.5' (285 sq. ft. ea.) |
150 head (260 lbs) |
Swine Finisher |
8 |
8' x 28' (224 sq. ft. ea.) |
200 head (260 lbs) |
Cattle |
2 |
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400 head (500 lbs) |
Cattle |
1 |
5,000 sq. ft. |
25 head (500 lbs) |
Cattle |
2 |
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150 head (500 lbs) |
Cattle |
1 |
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250 head (500 lbs) |
Cattle |
1 |
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100 head (500 lbs) |
Cattle |
1 |
60,000 sq. ft. |
100 head (500 lbs) |
Hoop Barn |
1 |
100′ x 34′ |
60 head |
Calf Rearing Facilities |
4 Facilities |
Big Foot Calf Nursery Huts |
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BSL-2 |
6 rooms with anterooms |
18' x 10' |
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BSL-2 |
2 rooms |
12' x 10' |
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BSL-2 |
1 room |
10' x 10' |
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BSL-2 |
1 room with anteroom |
12' x 20' |
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BSL-3 |
3 rooms with anterooms |
12' x 15' |
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Surgical Suite |
1 |
20' x 15' |
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Surgical Preparation Room |
1 |
10' x 12' |
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Surgical Recovery Room |
1 |
4' x 12' |
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