H-2A

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals-Livestock

Job conditions

Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures. Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain. Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment. Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos. Distribute feed to animals. Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition. Inspect, maintain, and repair buildings, pens, yards, and fences. Move livestock from one location to another. Clean stalls and pens using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions. Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food. Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery. Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births. Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records. Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals. Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals. Drive to town on occasion to pick up cattle supplies. No CDL Required and no commercial truck driving required.