Animal Scientist (St. Edward, NE)
About The Position
GGP, LLC is seeking an Animal Scientist in St. Edward, Nebraska. The role works with senior leadership to develop improved practices for feeding, housing, sanitation, and parasite and disease control of pigs, sows, or gilts. It oversees feeding, watering, and ventilation systems and advises senior leadership about products and techniques that could enhance swine health quality and production. The position assesses animal health conditions, participates in administering treatments and vaccines, oversees selection and movement of animals, and records assessment data using a PDA or computer. Duties may also include gruel feeding, mat feeding, handfeeding, documenting sow and gilt activity on sow cards, estrus detection, and insemination. The role assesses animal selection and breeding practices to improve production efficiency and animal quality.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in veterinary medicine, agricultural sciences, biology, engineering, or an animal-based agriculture-related field; foreign equivalent accepted.
- Alternatively, 2 years of experience as an animal scientist, farmworker, or in a related position, including 2 years of experience working with commercial swine or cattle operations.
Responsibilities
- Work with senior leadership to 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.
- Assess animal health conditions and participate in administering treatments and vaccines.
- Oversee selection and movement of animals marked or moved.
- Enter data regarding animal health assessments using a PDA or computer.
- May participate in gruel feeding, mat feeding, and handfeeding.
- May document all sow and gilt activity on each sow card.
- May participate in estrus detection and insemination of sows and gilts.
- Assess animal selection and breeding practices to increase production efficiency and improve animal quality.
Benefits
- Current employees may be eligible for a referral bonus/recruiting incentive according to company policy with regard to this position.
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Job Type
Full-time
