Rosie Iles

•Filling in data using modern farming technology.

•Discussing options and ensuring farmers are happy with the service we are providing.

•Presentable and positive attitude at all times.

•Accurately selecting semen and ensuring good communication for AI technicians.

•Daily indoor and outdoor feeding of calves.

•Administrating antibiotics/treatments when necessary.

•Communication with buyers and organisation of transport.

•Maintaining a high level of hygiene throughout the season. Disinfecting pens regularly and cleaning feeders twice daily.

•Ear tagging and other general health care routines.

•Mustering cattle using vehicles.

•Processing cattle through the yards (weighing, drafting, vaccinating etc).

•Building mobile yards.

•Calf marking.

•Working with a variety of different people daily.

•Cared for livestock, including feeding, watering and general routine tasks

(weighing, dipping, drenching, vaccinating, crutching etc).

• Documented work performed using computer programs or paper log

books.

•Fed out using tractor and bale feeder.

•Assisted mustering stock throughout the high country.

•Milked 800 cows twice daily through a rotary shed.

•Cleaned and maintained the dairy shed, equipment, and facilities.

•Monitored health of herd and identified animals requiring medical

attention.

•Reared calves through to weaning.

•Grubbing/spraying weeds.

•General routine tasks, weighing, drenching, herd testing, vaccinating, AI

assisting etc.

•Cared for 20 trekking horses.

•Took clients of all experience out on horseback over the local countryside.

•Yard tasks, mucking out, fresh water and hay.

•Created the feed plan for each horse and altered accordingly to suit.

•Educated young horses through hunting.

•Organized farrier, vet and other health professional visits and kept paper records.