Occupation information for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals District Of Columbia

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Attend to live farm, ranch, open range or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, rabbits, finfish, shellfish, and bees. Attend to animals produced for animal products, such as meat, fur, skins, feathers, eggs, milk, and honey. Duties may include feeding, watering, herding, grazing, milking, castrating, branding, de-beaking, weighing, catching, and loading animals. May maintain records on animals; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; assist in birth deliveries; and administer medications, vaccinations, or insecticides as appropriate. May clean and maintain animal housing areas. Includes workers who shear wool from sheep and collect eggs in hatcheries.

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Typical education needed for entry: No formal educational credential

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Less than 1 month on-the-job training

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typical job duties
  • Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
  • Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures.
  • Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.
  • Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.
  • Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions.
  • Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food.
  • Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.
  • Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs.
  • Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery.
  • Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births.
tools & technology
Tools:
  • Animal husbandry equipment
  • Animal shearing or clipping equipment
  • Egg inspection or collecting equipment
  • Hand sprayers
  • Veterinary injection or suction unit

Technology:
  • Data base user interface and query software
  • Internet browser software
  • Office suite software
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Word processing software