pig breeder

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Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

administer drugs to facilitate breeding administer treatment to animals apply animal hygiene practices assist animal birth assist in transportation of animals breed pigs care for juvenile animals control animal movement create animal records dispose of dead animals feed livestock handle pigs maintain animal accommodation maintain professional records manage animal biosecurity manage livestock manage the health and welfare of livestock monitor livestock monitor the welfare of animals operate farm equipment provide first aid to animals provide nutrition to animals select livestock

Essential Knowledge

animal nutrition animal welfare legislation health and safety regulations livestock feeding livestock reproduction livestock species signs of animal illness

Optional Skills and Competences

advise customers on appropriate pet care advise on animal purchase advise on animal welfare assess animal behaviour assess animal nutrition assess management of animals implement exercise activities for animals maintain equipment maintain welfare of animals during transportation train livestock and captive animals work with veterinarians

Optional Knowledge

animal welfare computerised feeding systems

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ea3db1b3-7c03-4306-9e3d-7e20eb7f1826

Status

released

Occupations

pig breeder

Description

Skills & Competences

Concept URI