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Poultry breeder

Other names

chicken breeder, poultry specialist, poultry rearer

Livestock, dairy and poultry

They look after chickens and other poultry by feeding them, checking for sickness, giving medicine, and keeping pens in good repair.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.

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    Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.

  3. 3

    Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
aviculteur/avicultrice
español
criador de aves/criadora de aves
العربية
مربي الدواجن / مربية الدواجن
português
Avicultor/Avicultora
Deutsch
Geflügelzüchter/Geflügelzüchterin
italiano
allevatore di pollame/allevatrice di pollame

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