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| | Milking cattle | Maintain sanitation | Caring for calves |Cattle health and breeding | Feeding the dairy herd | Operate farm equipment | Personal working skills
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Milking Cattle
- Operate the milking & milk handling equipment on a daily basis
- Perform routine servicing on milk & milk handling equipment
- Milk cows
- Operate milk sampling & recording equipment
- Demonstrate knowledge of cattle behavior & handle livestock of all ages
- Read & interpret milk quality reports
Maintain Sanitation
- Cleaning & sanitizing routine milking & milk handling equipment
- Cleaning routine of inside & outside livestock facilities
- Operate manure handling & storage equipment
- Demonstrate knowledge of storage structure gas hazards in silos & manure tanks
- Operate manure spreader on fields & roads
Caring For Calves
- Calf care routine from newborn to weaning
- Service & maintain calf rearing facilities
- Dehorn calves
- Tag & identify calves
- Remove extra teats from calves
- Perform castration by elastrator
Maintain Cattle Health and Breeding
- Demonstrate knowledge of common dairy cattle diseases & disorders
- Monitor & inspect stock for health & recognize signs of disorder
- Interpret labels, handle & administer basic medications
- Apply udder & teat treatment medications
- Recognize & treatment mastitis
- Inspect & monitor physical facilities for maintenance of proper environmental conditions
- Monitor calving situations & provide assistance
- Recognize & treat bloat
- Recognize & treat milk fever
- Detect a cow in heat/estrus
- Perform A.I. & manage on farm storage of semen
Feeding The Dairy Herd
- Supply adequate water to cattle & perform routine waterer service
- Operate the feeding system & carryout the feeding routine
- Operate & perform routine service in augers & conveyors
- Operate silo unloading equipment & perform routine service & maintenance
Operate Farm Equipment
- Safely operate, maintain & service:
- farm tractors
- front end loaders
- silage blowers an auxiliary equipment
- emergency standby generators
- portable feed millers/mixers
- trucks & tractors with equipment in tow
- two & three axle farm trucks
- Follow safe & courteous road travel regulations
- Repair & maintain fences & corrals
- Safely use & select basic hand/shop tools
- Safely transport livestock
Personal Working Skills
- Manage your training &continuing education
- Effectively communicate & interact on the job
- Manage time effectively
- Demonstrate knowledge of personal financial principles (Optional)
- Manage your health & safety on the job
- Use a fire extinguisher & combat a small fire
- Perform basic first aid procedures
- Demonstrate knowledge use & care of farm equipment safety devices & features.
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For more information about the content of this document, contact Kenda Lubeck.
This information published to the web on June 29, 2003.
Last Reviewed/Revised on May 6, 2010.
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