H-2A

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals - Livestock

Job conditions

Performs any of the following tasks to attend to livestock: Maintain heated watering system. Operate snow removal equipment in order to operate feed wagons. Mix feed and additives, fill feed troughs with feed and water for livestock; remove ice formed in water. Examine animals to detect diseases and injuries. Vaccinate animals by placing vaccine in drinking water or feed using syringes and hypodermic needles. Apply medications to cuts and bruises, spray livestock with insecticide. Confine livestock in stalls. Wash and clip livestock to prepare them for calving. Assist veterinarian in delivery of offspring. Bind or clamp testes or surgically removes testes to castrate livestock. Clip identifying notches or symbols on animal or brand animal using branding iron to indicate ownership. Clean livestock stalls and sheds, using disinfectant solutions, brushes and shovels. Maintain buildings. Maintain breeding, feeding and costs records. Wage rate may increase with verifiable experience with our company. Minimum one (1) month’s experience. Must be able to lift thirty (30) pounds. Repetitive movements. Basic literacy and arithmetic requirement. No minimum education required.