Poultry
New Zealand’s thriving poultry industry includes chicken, duck, and turkey but chicken is New Zealand’s favourite meat. According to the Poultry Industry Association, New Zealanders eat the equivalent of 20 chickens each per person per year.
Job overview
All New Zealand meat poultry is cage-free, raised either outdoors or in barns. Birds do not contain any hormones. The two types of meat chickens raised are Ross and Cobb.
Our programmes cover everything from safe handling and biosecurity, to nutrition and quality control. We can help you upskill and progress further, wherever you are in your career.
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News from our learners and employers
To mark the International Day of Rural Women on Thursday 15 October, we sit down with Primary ITO Chief Executive Ginny Vincent, who has been leading the organisation since January 2026.
Congratulations to Ben Carter and Gary Thomas, joint winners of the 2026 Stockperson of the Year Award, announced at the NZ Pork conference in Christchurch recently.
Recent detections of avian influenza (H5 bird flu) in New Zealand have shone a spotlight on the importance of biosecurity and poultry health across the country.
An Interim Establishment Board has been appointed to guide the organisation as it establishes an industry-owned Private Training Establishment (PTE).