Livestock worker jobs in Finland
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.
Livestock worker - Which skills are essential?
Operate motorised agricultural equipment including tractors, balers, sprayers, ploughs, mowers, combines, earthmoving equipment, trucks, and irrigation equipment.
Control the spread of disease and parasites in herds, by using vaccination and medication, and by separating sick animals.
Use oil, grease guns, and hand tools to lubricate, adjust, and make minor repairs to farm equipment.
Maintain farm facilities such as fences, water supplies, and outdoor buildings.
Aspects of how different animal species are fed and provided water. Different types of animal food, the quality criteria for animal food and methods to feed and give water to animals.
The techniques, methods and principles of conventional agronomical production.
Breed and raise livestock such as cattle, poultry, and honeybees. Use recognised breeding practices to strive for continuous improvement in the livestock.
Assess the current health status of your livestock. Manage any existing disease or disorder, including the requirements for isolation of livestock. Plan and manage a livestock health and welfare plan including clearly defined targets, consulting with specialists/advisers where appropriate. Work closely with the veterinary surgeon and other specialist consultants/advisers.
Tissues, cells, and functions of plant and animal organisms and their interdependencies and interactions with each other and the environment.
Clean and sanitise equipment used in milking: milk storage tanks, collection cups, and udders of the animals. Ensure that procedures for the sanitary handling of milk are followed.
Food given to domestic animals in the course of animal husbandry.
The functioning of computered controlled systems that provide animal feeding.
Ensure that animals on pastures or grazing lands have enough feed. Employ pasture-conservation measures such as grazing in rotation.
Assist in animal births, and care for newborn livestock.
Livestock worker - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Monitor the growth of the crops to ensure the crops are free from diseases, harmful chemicals and organisms.
Harness, dress and train horses as per the instructions provided. Take into account the age and breed of the horse and the preparation purposes.
Kill fur animals as humanely as possible within budget limits and in accordance with national legislation.
Command products from relevant suppliers to get convenient and profitable products to purchase.
Carry out specialised procedures such as branding, tagging, castration, tail-docking and tooth cutting in humane manner taking into account the hygiene, welfare and safety regulations
Keep in reserve raw materials and other food supplies, following stock control procedures.
Mow, pick or cut agricultural products manually or using appropriate tools and machinery. Take into account the relevant quality criteria of products, hygiene prescriptions and use the appropriate methods.
Handle poultry
Provide food at the table whilst maintaining high level of customer service and food safety standards.
Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of dental diseases for horses.
Keep daily operations of a linen stock, including its distribution, maintenance, rotation and storage.
Cut off part of the tail of pigs to keep stressed animals from biting each other's tails.
Transport grain to silos to be stored. Burn or bale any leftover straw.
Carry out controlling the quality and quantity of the milk following biosecurity regulations.
Perform crop production duties such as planning, tilling, planting, fertilising, cultivating, spraying, and harvesting. Supervise all steps of the crop production and ranging process, including planting, fertilising, harvesting, and herding
Clean rooms by cleaning glasswork and windows, polishing furniture, vacuuming carpets, scrubing hard floors, and removing garbage.
Perform customer adapted presentations of the farm organization and farm processes taking under consideration the farm sustainability and local environment.
Oversee the preparation of a variety of dishes such as soups, salads, fish, meats, vegetables or desserts. Participate in and direct food preparation either on a day-to-day basis, or for special guests or events.
Skin animals in an appropriate manner considering the end purpose of the skin. Strip off the hide of an animal to prepare for processing the carcass, or to use the skin or fur. Use case skinning for smaller animals, where an incision is made around the feet and the skin stripped off like a sock. If a non-invasive slaughter method like gassing or beating was used on a fur animal, take care to ensure that the animal is dead prior to skinning. Use open skinning for large animals, where an incision is made along the abdomen. Use the required equipment for skinning.
Organise and dress tables to accommodate special events.
Install and shift irrigation systems to distribute water according to needs.
Carry out on-farm processing of diary products using appropriate methods and equipment, following food hygiene regulations.
Measure control of temperature and humidity in incubators and keep records of egg production.
Operate dairy farms that produce bulk milk.
Manage farm supplies by taking care of the purchase and storing procedures. Select and purchase supplies and equipment such as seeds, livestock feed, fertilisers and farm machinery.
Milk cows and other farm animals, manually or using mechanical means.
Aspects of agritourism involving agriculturally based activities to bring visitors to a farm.
Harvest and process honey according to health, safety and biosecurity regulations.
Clean, sort, dry and package feathers taking into account the company policy and specific orders.
Carry out sheep or goat wool shearing and initial processing and packaging as appropriate
Keep hens in order to produce table eggs for eating or fertile eggs for breeding.
Cut or grind off part of a piglet's teeth. Take adequate measures to protect hearing from loud vocalisations of piglet.