Farmer, horse breeder

Livestock and dairy producers plan, organise and perform operations to breed and raise domestic animals (excluding poultry) such as cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, horses and others for the production of milk, meat, dairy products, hides and wool, or for use as draught animals or for sport and other purposes, for sale or regular delivery to wholesale buyers, marketing organisations or at markets.

• monitoring market conditions and determining the types and numbers of animals to be raised accordingly, and planning and coordinating production;
• cultivating pastures, supplying feed and water, and ensuring appropriate feeding regimes and conditions for the animals;
• checking and examining animals to detect diseases and injuries and to monitor their physical condition, such as rate of weight gain during fattening;
• caring for animals by marking, clipping, watering and/or castrating them, and shearing them for wool;
• herding animals to pastures, barns, weighing areas, vehicles or other enclosures;
• milking animals by hand or with milking machines;
• mixing feed, additives and medicines in prescribed proportions, distributing feed for mechanical loading of feeders or feeding animals by hand;
• carrying out activities related to animal reproduction such as selection, artificial insemination and assisting at births;
• maintaining and cleaning buildings, machinery, equipment and facilities;
• slaughtering and skinning animals and preparing them for market;
• storing and carrying out primary processing of animal products;
• promoting and marketing produce, arranging the sale, purchase and transport of animal products and supplies, and maintaining records of farm activities and transactions;
• training and supervising production workers, ensuring occupational health and safety, and hiring and dismissing workers and contractors.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Farmer, livestock
• Farmer, dairy producer
• Farmer, horse breeder
• Worker, dog/cat breeding
• Worker, farm animals
• Livestock breeder