Skills & competences

Description

This unit group covers market-oriented animal producers not classified elsewhere in Minor Group 612: Animal Producers. For instance, the group includes those engaged in breeding, raising and tending non-domesticated mammals, game and other birds (except poultry), snails, snakes and other reptiles, as well as various insects and animals used for laboratory tests, for sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations, zoos and circuses, or at markets.
In such cases tasks would include -
(a) monitoring market activity and conditions, determining kinds and amounts of products to produce, and planning and coordinating production accordingly;
(b) raising, feeding and tending animals;
(c) monitoring and examining animals to detect illness, injury or disease, and to check physical condition such as rate of weight gain;
(d) performing duties related to animal reproduction, such as breeding, artificial insemination and helping with animal births;
(e) renting or investing in, and maintaining and cleaning, buildings, machinery, equipment and structures;
(f) slaughtering and skinning animals and preparing animal products for market;
(g) storing and carrying out some processing of produce;
(h) promoting and marketing products, arranging the sale, purchase and transportation of stock, produce and supplies, and maintaining and evaluating records of activities and transactions;
(i) training and supervising workers in animal care procedures, maintenance duties and health and safety precautions.
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Crocodile farmer
- Fur farmer (non-domesticated animals)
- Game bird breeder
- Ostrich farmer
- Snail breeder
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Pet groomer - 5164
- Zoo keeper - 5164
- Game warden - 5419
- Poultry breeder - 6122