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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

ID

work_farming_fishing/farmworkers_farm_ranch_and_aquacultural_animals

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Children

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Child Nodes (19)

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Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.

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Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures.

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Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.

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Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.

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Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.

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Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals.

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Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition.

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Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences.

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Move equipment, poultry, or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts.

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Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps.

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Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions.

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Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food.

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Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs.

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Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery.

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Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births.

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Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles.

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Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records.

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Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals, dock ears and tails, or shear coats to collect hair.

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Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals.