poultry breeder
ISCO: 6122. Skills: 42. Essential: 24.
Essential skills
- administer drugs to facilitate breeding
- administer treatment to animals
- animal nutrition
- animal welfare legislation
- apply animal hygiene practices
- assist animal birth
- assist in transportation of animals
- breed poultry
- care for juvenile animals
- control animal movement
- create animal records
- dispose of dead animals
- handle feathers
- health and safety regulations
- livestock species
- maintain animal accommodation hygienic
- maintain professional records
- manage animal biosecurity
- monitor the production of eggs
- monitor the welfare of animals
- operate farm equipment
- provide first aid to animals
- provide nutrition to animals
- signs of animal illness
Supporting skills
- advise customers on appropriate pet care
- advise on animal purchase
- advise on animal welfare
- animal welfare
- assess animal behaviour
- assess animal nutrition
- assess management of animals
- breed ducks
- breed geese
- breed ostriches
- breed turkeys
- computerised feeding systems
- handle poultry
- implement exercise activities for animals
- maintain equipment
- maintain welfare of animals during transportation
- train livestock and captive animals
- work with veterinarians