Poultry Curriculum

This curriculum kit includes the following lesson plans and PowerPoint presentations:

Introduction to the Poultry Industry
History of Poultry Production
Chicken Genetics and Reproduction
Turkey Reproduction
Broiler Production
Egg Laying Hens
Turkey Production

Egg Processing
Poultry Processing
Niche Poultry Markets
Poultry Anatomy and Physiology
Poultry Health and Welfare
Poultry Biosecurity

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and California State University, Fresno collaborated on the development of this project. Under faculty supervision, students from both universities worked for over 6 months contacting industry experts and researching poultry information to develop the lesson plans. Then a professional curriculum consultant aligned the lesson plans to California Career Technical Education Content Standards in Agriculture. Some of the lesson plans also support California Academic Content Standards. The standards alignment is fairly broad. As each instructor teaches the lesson, additional standards may apply, depending upon the activities chosen to enhance the concepts.

Please feel free to contact the California Poultry Federation (CPF) or the other resources listed here with any questions regarding the poultry industry.

Sincerely,
Cody Penfold
California Poultry Federation Outreach and Education Director

Credits

Additional Poultry Resources

Word format and PowerPoint (CalAgEd Login Required).