Farm Worker - Livestock

Work site environment

• Livestock

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals
• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Perform livestock feeding
• Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
• Feed and tend animals
• Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Perform general farm duties

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Poultry
• Swine

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Reliability