Beef Cattle Herdsperson

  • mayerthorpe

Work Site Environment :

  • Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots

Work Setting :

  • Rural area
  • Remote location
  • Staff accommodation available

Tasks :

  • Calving
  • Handling animals
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
  • Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
  • Formulate feeding program
  • Maintain livestock performance records
  • Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
  • Maintain work records and logs
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Perform general farm duties

Equipment and Machinery Experience :

  • Feeding and watering system

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities :

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Large workload