winter range calver/herder

Required to be available up to 24 hours per day, 7 days a week and spend the majority of workdays on the range. All job duties are closely and

directly related to the production of livestock. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the range during the winter calving season: assist with annual hoof trimming to reduce the occurrence of disease; assist with semen testing bulls; assist with supplemental feeding (when weather or quality of forage precludes use of range forage); attend to pregnant cows and newborn offspring in cold winter temperatures; brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for id entification purposes; detect direction from which the wind or prevailing storms are coming to keep cows gathered and safe; ensure newly born calves stand and nurse before weather adversely affects their health; herd cows to appropriate grazing areas using winter trailing methods to avoid undue stress; identify cows that are preparing to give birth; intensely monitor and treat both mother and young vulnerable to the colder temperatures and sickn ess; keep accurate record of new calves born; move cows at a pace sufficient to ensure they receive ample water/forage during daylight hours before bedding down at night; repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; report to employer dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in animal body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition or disease; use proper animal husbandry skill to prevent hypothermia/abortion/death. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the ranch during the winter calving season: assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with annual hoof trimming to reduce the occurrence of disease; assist with semen testing bulls; attend to pregnant cows and newborn offspring in cold winter temperatures; brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identif ication purposes; identify cows that are preparing to give birth; intensely monitor and treat both mother and young vulnerable to the colder temperatures and sickness; keep accurate record of new calves born; repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; report to employer dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in animal body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition or dise ase; use proper animal husbandry skill to prevent hypothermia/abortion/death.