Animal Scientist (Cedar Rapids, NE)
About The Position
Platte Center West, LLC is seeking an Animal Scientist in Cedar Rapids, NE. This role involves working with senior leadership to develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, and parasite and disease control of pigs, sows, or gilts. The Animal Scientist will oversee feeding, watering, and ventilation systems and advise senior leadership about improved products and techniques that could enhance swine health quality and production. Responsibilities include assessing animal health conditions, participating in the administration of treatment and vaccines, overseeing the selection and movement of all animals, and entering data regarding these assessments using a PDA or computer. The role may also involve active participation in various feeding methods, documentation of sow and gilt activity, and participation in estrus detection and insemination of sows and gilts. Additionally, the Animal Scientist will assess animal selection and breeding practices to increase production efficiency and improve animal quality.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in veterinary medicine, agricultural sciences, engineering, or an animal-based agriculture-related field (foreign equivalent accepted).
Responsibilities
- Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, and parasite and disease control of pigs, sows, or gilts.
- Oversee feeding, watering, and ventilation systems.
- Advise senior leadership about improved products and techniques that could enhance swine health quality and production.
- Engage in assessment of animal health conditions.
- Participate in administration of treatment and vaccines.
- Oversee selection and movement of all animals marked or moved.
- Enter data regarding assessments using a PDA or computer.
- May engage in active participation in gruel feeding, mat feeding, and handfeeding.
- Documentation of all sow and gilt activity on each sow card.
- Participation in estrus detection of sows and gilts and insemination of sows and gilts.
- Assess animal selection and breeding practices to increase production efficiency and improve animal quality.
Benefits
- Current employees eligible for referral bonus / recruiting incentive as per company policy with regard to this position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
