Student Worker - Large Animal Teaching Hospital (Dairy)

Auburn University•Auburn, AL

66d•$10•Onsite

About The Position

The position in the JTV Large Animal Teaching Hospital is responsible for assisting with the daily care of farm animal species, non-equine, including milking of the lactating herd, daily herd checks, and possibly feeding of all non-equine animals owned by the College of Veterinary Medicine. There are two shifts associated with this position, they are broken down by AM and PM shifts. AM shift starts at 4:30 AM and ends around 8:30 AM. The responsibilities include but are not limited to, setting up milking system, insuring equipment has been properly cleaned from prior shift. Placing out feed for animals assigned to milking string following the milking procedures. Bring animals in from pastures, following SOPs to ensure hygiene standards are met, ensure that all animals in the milking string are healthy with no signs of systemic illness. Ensure that the milking parlor is cleaned, and animals are returned to proper pasture prior to leaving facilities. Responsibilities also include feeding of replacement heifers, birth to weaning and any bull/steer calves that are being raised in the hutch pen. Employees may be assigned to feeding all non-equine animals that make up the teaching herds of the Large Animal Teaching Hospital. Assist with the daily care of all non-equine species that make up the teaching herds. PM shift starts at 2:30 PM and ends around 6:30 PM. The responsibilities include but are not limited to, setting up milking system, insuring equipment has been properly cleaned from prior shift. Placing out feed for animals assigned to milking string following the milking procedures. Bring animals in from pastures, following SOPs to ensure hygiene standards are met, ensure that all animals in the milking string are healthy with no signs of systemic illness. Ensure that the milking parlor is cleaned, and animals are returned to proper pasture prior to leaving facilities. The afternoon shifts also includes feeding of replacement heifers, birth to weaning and any bull/steer calves that are being raised in the hutch pen. The afternoon shift is also responsible for cleaning up feed, stanchion area and holding lot prior to leaving the facilities. Additional responsibilities include, but not limited to, performing inventory check on all paddocks assigned to the Large Animal Teaching Herds, non-equine, which includes ensuring all animals are accounted for, no signs of predation noted, reporting any abnormal findings to the appropriate personnel, assisting with the securing of small ruminates, sheep and goats, as needed to minimize the risk of predation, assisting with the daily care of all non-equine species that make up the teaching herds.

Requirements

Currently enrolled as a student at Auburn University

Responsibilities

Assist with the daily care of farm animal species, non-equine
Milking of the lactating herd
Daily herd checks
Possibly feeding of all non-equine animals owned by the College of Veterinary Medicine
Setting up milking system
Insuring equipment has been properly cleaned from prior shift
Placing out feed for animals assigned to milking string following the milking procedures
Bring animals in from pastures, following SOPs to ensure hygiene standards are met
Ensure that all animals in the milking string are healthy with no signs of systemic illness
Ensure that the milking parlor is cleaned, and animals are returned to proper pasture prior to leaving facilities
Feeding of replacement heifers, birth to weaning and any bull/steer calves that are being raised in the hutch pen
Employees may be assigned to feeding all non-equine animals that make up the teaching herds of the Large Animal Teaching Hospital
Assist with the daily care of all non-equine species that make up the teaching herds
Performing inventory check on all paddocks assigned to the Large Animal Teaching Herds, non-equine, which includes ensuring all animals are accounted for, no signs of predation noted, reporting any abnormal findings to the appropriate personnel
Assisting with the securing of small ruminates, sheep and goats, as needed to minimize the risk of predation