Poultry Farming and Related Services (CU # 701020)
This classification unit covers firms that look after the housing, maintenance, breeding management and transportation of birds to market.
Here are some examples of livestock that firms in this classification unit raise:
- Capons,
- Ducks,
- Geese,
- Pheasants,
- Pullets,
- Silkies,
- Chickens,
- Emus,
- Ostriches,
- Pigeons,
- Quails,
- Turkeys
- Catch poultry,
- Operate a hatchery
Firms in this classification unit may engage in additional activities that support their business undertaking.
These activities include finance and administrative support and may also include:
- Beak trimming,
- Raise poultry for egg production,
- Poultry sexing
General Information:
Chickens and turkeys are caught either by hand or by using a mechanized catching unit for transport to a processing plant.
In a hatchery, eggs can come from external sources or from raising stock for egg production, and activities may include: facility management; care and handling of chicks; and/or transportation to poultry farms.
Exotic poultry may be sold to pet dealers, retail customers, laboratories or research centres. Exotic poultry may be raised for feathers, meat, or skin, or maybe raised and sold live.
Industry Stats
2027 Prelim Rate
1.192026 Rate
1.552025 Injury Rate
1.902024 Injury Rate
1.632025 # of Orders
92024 # of Orders
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New Worker and Task SpecificEach Safety OrentationTask Management Package should include the following 4 document types (Risk Assessment, Safe Work Practice, Competency Checklist, and Employee Check-off). A package may also include additional documentation depending on the task.
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