livestock worker
Livestock workers maintain the health and welfare of animals. They oversee the breeding/production and day-to-day care such as feeding and watering of animals.
Also called: farm animal worker, husbandry worker, animal husbandry worker, stable worker, stockman
- 16
- essential skills
- 35
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 9212
- ISCO-08 group
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8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- groomWhat changes?10 skills in common
- equine worker4 skills in common
- equine yard manager4 skills in common
- fur animals breeder4 skills in common
- horse breeder4 skills in common
- pig breeder4 skills in common
- cattle breeder3 skills in common
- sheep breeder3 skills in common
Essential skills
16- agronomical production principles
- animal nutrition
- assist animal birth
- biology
- breed rabbits
- breed stock
- computerised feeding systems
- control livestock disease
- livestock feeding
- maintain farm equipment
- maintain pastures
- maintain the farm
- manage the health and welfare of livestock
- operate agricultural machinery
- perform farm equipment hygiene
- recycle livestock manure
Optional skills
35- agritourism
- arrange tables
- breed ducks
- breed goats
- breed ostriches
- breed snails
- clean rooms
- conduct shearing of wool
- cut pig's teeth
- direct the preparation of food
- dock pig's tail
- equine dental diseases
- handle feathers
- handle pigs
- harvest crop
- install irrigation systems
- maintain linen operation
- manage crop production
- manage farm supplies
- manage grain storage
- milk animals
- monitor crops
- monitor the production of eggs
- operate dairy farms
- order supplies
- perform milk control
- present the farm facilities
- process dairy farm products
- process harvested honey
- raise hens
- serve food in table service
- skin animals
- slaughter animals
- store raw food materials
- train horses
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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