- Develop specific plans to prioritize
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Direct farm feed inventory activities
- Direct farm grooming activities
- Groom horses in preparation for competitions and shows
- Handling animals
- Monitoring animal health
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Treat livestock health issues
- Weeding
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Formulate feeding program
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Select livestock for sale
- Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
- Train horses
- Maintain work records and logs
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Perform general farm duties
Supervision
- 3-4 people
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Automated manure handling or storage system
- Feeding and watering system
- Tractor
- Forklift
Area of specialization
- Horses
Animal specialization
- Thoroughbred horses
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Large workload