Senior Dairy Cattle Farm Worker

Description

Perform a variety of skilled tasks in managing and supervising the breeding, feeding, raising and milking of livestock for the production of breeding stock, milk, eggs, meat, wool and hair.

Tasks include

• Oversees dairy cattle breeding programs and the rearing of calves
• Develops and implements dairy cattle feeding plans, and identifies health and nutrition programs in dairy cattle
• Establishes and maintains pastures and fodder crops for dairy cattle production, and identifies plant health and nutrition problems
• Supervises health and welfare programs for dairy cattle
• Implements biosecurity management measures
• Supervises dairy cattle farming operations such as herding, droving, drenching and milking
• Supervises general farming activities such as the maintenance and cleaning of dairy cattle housing, milking systems, water supply and irrigation systems, and other dairy cattle farm infrastructure
• Supervises work routines and trains dairy cattle farm workers