Poultry Production – Industry Insights | NSW DPI
Produced By:
NSW Department of Primary Industries
States:
Qld, NSW, SA, NT, ACT, Tas, WA
Aimed at:
Grade k
- k
Curriculum 8.4
Curriculum 9.0:
AC9TDE8K02, AC9TDE10K02, AC9TDE8K04, AC9TDE10K04, AC9S9U01, AC9S9U02, AC9HG9K02, AC9HG9K03, AC9HG9K04, AG5-1, AG5-2, AG5-3, AG5-4, AG5-7, AG5-8, AG5-9
Lesson Type:
Subjects:
Keywords:
Poultry, chickens, production, anatomy, breeds, digestion, nutrition, ration, marketing chain, systems, reproduction, practical, pest and disease, biosecurity, gross margin, technology, animal welfare, incubator, poster, agriculture, farming
Poultry Production – Industry Insights | NSW DPI
Developed by the NSWDPI Schools Program, these resources allow students to investigate Poultry production in NSW. Content covered includes:
- Chicken anatomy
- Chicken breeds
- Digestive anatomy, physiology
- Bird nutrition and ration management
- Poultry reproductive anatomy and physiology
- Determining the sex of chickens
- Poultry pests, diseases and Biosecurity
- Broiler and Layer production and marketing
- Measuring finance
- Technology in production
- Animal Welfare
- Poultry careers
- Practical guides- catch and handle chickens, incubating and candling eggs, brooding chicks, determining chick sex, conducting general health checks
These resources are aligned to Stage 5 and 6 NSW Agriculture syllabus, however, may be adapted to K-6 and Technology Mandatory studies. Find the entire NSWDPI Industry Insights poster and workbook learning series here.