Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

Work description

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. Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. Maintain, repair, and overhaul equipment such as tractors, corrals, harvesters, water systems, feed troughs. Dismantle for repair, using hand tools. Record details of repairs made and parts used. Reassemble and test operation, making adjustments, as necessary. Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions. Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals via public roads. Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food. Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births. Must speak and understand English.