winter maintenance/ livestock worker

All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of livestock during the cold winter months. Perform any combination of the following tasks while attending to livestock: apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist in moving livestock to appropriate pens or pastures; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist livestock manager in monitoring pen inventories; assist with loading and unloading livestock according to shipping schedules; assist with semen testing breeding males; bre ak ice over frozen water sources; clean and disinfect livestock corrals, pens and handling facilities; clean stalls by removing soiled bedding and manure,replace with fresh bedding; conduct year-end inventory of livestock health supplies (e. g. , dewormers, vaccines, halters, medical kits); restock mobile trailers and barns to prepare for calving and early spring turnout; disinfect water troughs, feeding stations, calving pens, and handling equipment according to veterinarian-approved disease prevention protocols; rotate drying areas to reduce bacterial risk; evaluate and adjust feed rations for livestock according to body condition and season of production; perform preventative mainten ance on equipment such as grease and oil checks; remove snow from sheds and corrals; weigh animals and record weights.