Livestock Worker/Ranch Hand

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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. Maintain heated watering system. Segregate animals according to
weight, age, color, and physical condition. Inspect, maintain, and
repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences. Move
equipment or livestock from one location to another, manually or using
trucks or carts. Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, 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. Perform duties
related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within
appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping
with animal births. Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using
all-terrain vehicles. Operate snow removal equipment in order to operate
feed wagons. Confine livestock in stalls. Remove ice formed in water.
Drive pick-up truck to town for cattle supplies on occasion.