Senior Animal Scientist (Cedar Rapids, NE)
About The Position
Platte Center West, LLC is seeking a Sr. 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 position also includes overseeing feeding, watering, and ventilation systems, and advising senior leadership on new products and techniques to enhance swine health, quality, and production. Responsibilities also include assessing animal health, administering treatments and vaccines, overseeing animal selection and movement, and data entry using a PDA or computer. There may be active participation in various feeding methods, documentation of sow and gilt activity, and estrus detection and insemination. The role also involves assessing animal selection and breeding practices to improve production efficiency and animal quality.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in veterinary medicine, agricultural sciences, engineering, or an animal-based agriculture-related field (foreign equivalent accepted).
- 1 year as an animal scientist, farmworker, or related occupation.
- 1 year experience working with commercial swine or cattle operations.
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 such 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
- Referral bonus / recruiting incentive
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
