Trabajador de granja porcina
Swine nursery farm workers are responsible for the daily care and maintenance of newly weaned piglets to ensure optimal growth at an early age in the pig’s life. They also assist in breeding programs including artificial inseminations and synchronization and help identify sick animals and work with veterinarians to determine proper treatment.
¿Qué responsabilidades tendré?
- Maintain barn temperature and ventilation equipment and controls
- Prepare feed formulations to meet the changing nutritional needs of young pigs
- Perform pen management, culling, sorting and safety procedures
- Report potential or existing problems to production supervisor or assistant production supervisor
- Identificar a los animales enfermos y determinar el tratamiento adecuado o ponerse en contacto con un veterinario.
- Administrar vacunas y medicamentos según las indicaciones de un profesional médico veterinario.
- Unload/sort weaned pigs according to weekly schedules
- Mantener y ayudar en el desarrollo y limpieza de la granja, incluyendo vallas y graneros.
- Maintain proper cleaning and sanitization of equipment, troubleshoot problems and complete repairs as needed
- Be responsible for accurate and timely record keeping of nursery activities
- Perform euthanasia according to company policy and in a timely manner
Cursos de bachillerato recomendados:
- enseñanza agrícola, especialmente zootecnia
- biología
- matemáticas
- química
Formación requerida:
Although it is not required, an associate or bachelor’s degree in animal science or animal husbandry would be helpful.
