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Poultry producers plan and carry out the necessary
operations to breed, raise and tend poultry for sale or delivery
of eggs, meat or feathers on a regular basis to wholesale
buyers, marketing organisations or at markets.
Tasks include -
(a) determining kinds and amounts of poultry and poultry
products to be produced;
(b) purchasing chicks, growing and purchasing food and other
supplies;
(c) renting or investing in buildings, equipment and machinery;
(d) breeding, raising and tending poultry, and collecting eggs;
(e) killing, dressing and packing poultry for shipment;
(f) storing and carrying out some basic processing of their
produce;
(g) maintaining farm buildings, machinery and equipment;
(h) delivering or marketing farm products;
(i) performing related tasks;
(j) supervising other workers.
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Farm worker, skilled/poultry
- Farmer, poultry
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Department manager, production and operations/agriculture
- 1221
- General manager, agriculture - 1311
- Labourer, farm - 9211
- Managing director, enterprise/agriculture - 1210
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