Animal Caretaker in Mississippi

Performs various daily activities relating to the farrowing and/or breeding of and health/welfare of swine. Performs duties including, but not limited to, monitoring house/room environment, care and feeding of animals, farm sanitation, animal health and well-being, safety and housekeeping, animal movement, animal science and husbandry, and animal tracking data and all associated paperwork.

Requirements

• Must have good communication skills
• Adaptable to change
• Ability to do hard physical labor
• Ability to follow instructions

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Includes the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Assists in all operations and care/feeding of the...

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-Supervise the preparation of daily Breeding animals, crates, and room production documents. When necessary, will assist in the determination of individual sow “breeding cycle/periods” for breeding animals as needed to ensure the best possible breeding schedule and the health of any particular sow, otherwise it is the breeding assistants daily task to make this determination. Determines sow breeding service needs for health, welfare, profit, weekly breeding rate and conception rates. Supervises the sow terminations, when...