Livestock Worker
Employer
2304 142 CR
Winters, TX 79567
United States
Job description
Break ice in water troughs so cattle can drink, operate tank heaters; provide bedding for cattle to lay on, replace bedding as necessary to avoid contamination and disease, protect cattle from winter elements such as sleet, snow, ice, freezing temperatures; administering medication, processing, feeding, vaccinating livestock to strengthen immune system during extreme weather and calving; monitor cows multiple times daily during calving for injury and sickness; record number and weight of calves; prepare wheat pasture with temporary hot wire, portable corrals, feeding, and watering facilities; put cattle on wheat for grazing, move cattle from field to field to take full advantage of forage; provide mineral to reduce risk of bloat, provide feed to supplement diet during extremely cold weather; monitor animal health daily; break ice in watering facilities; monitor calf health multiple times daily; pull cattle off wheat at forage depletion, move to grass; load cattle out and sell big cattle at grass dormancy; remove temporary hot wire and corrals.
Special Requirements
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