Dairy Farm Herdsman

Farm Job Search; Saint Paul (MN); Sur place; USD 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Farm Job Search is seeking a Dairy Farm Herdsman in Minnesota to manage 300 adult cows and 220 young stock on a South Central Minnesota dairy farm. You will milk, monitor cow health, detect health issues, and oversee ovsynch breeding programs.

Ideal candidates have recent, hands-on experience with a dairy of this size and knowledge of all aspects of dairy farm operations, including mastitis treatment and routine AI procedures.

Qualifications

• Recent experience on a dairy farm of this size.
• Knowledge of all aspects of a dairy operation.
• Ability to work with milking equipment and parlor procedures.

Responsabilités

• Milk cows and monitor health, including diseases and infections such as D.A.'s, mastitis, retained placentas and pneumonia.
• Manage heat detection and ovsynch programs.
• Perform AI and cow identification.

Connaissances

Dairy farming experience

Livestock health monitoring

Milking and parlor knowledge

AI and breeding programs

Description du poste

Dairy Farm Herdsman (5970)

Location: MinnesotaJobNumber: 5970

Herdsperson position available for person interested in working with 300 adult registered and 220 head of young stock on a dairy farm in South Central Minnesota. Cows are milked in an eight year old swing 12 parlor with Dairy Master milking equipment. MUST have recent experience on a dairy farm this size and be knowledgeable about all aspects of a dairy farm. Responsibilities include milking, monitoring cow health including detection of D.A’s, treating mastitis, retained placentas and pneumonia, heat detection, ovsynch programs, AI, and cow identification. Must be a real “cow person” with excellent animal observation skills.