About this career
Poultry sexers are specialists working in poultry farms determining the sex of the animals to separate the male from the female birds.
Essential skills
apply animal hygiene practices
determine the sex of the animal
handle poultry
interact safely with animals
select livestock
Required knowledge
animal welfare legislation
biosecurity
livestock selection principles
Additional skills
breed ducks
breed geese
breed ostriches
breed poultry
breed stock
breed turkeys
control livestock disease
feed livestock
handle animals for semen collection
manage the health and welfare of livestock
monitor livestock
raise hens
animal nutrition
animal species
livestock farming systems
livestock feeding
livestock reproduction
livestock species
quality criteria for livestock feed production
Also known as
chicken sexer
poultry gender tester
sexer
chick sexer
turkey sexer
poultry sex identification specialist
