Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies daily. Herd livestock to winter pastures and enclosures. Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain. Maintain watering system. Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition. Maintain equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences. Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions. Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records. Drive to town for cattle supplies on occasion.
Employment period: Dec 25, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027
