Animal Science Career

2. They work with horses to ready them for riders, races or shows. They also train riders to learn how to ride and work with their horses.
3. They oversee and maintain cattle or sheep on a large land area.
9. They determine feed rations, conduct research and consult farmers and ranchers regarding feeding practices for their animals.
13. They assist in daily operations on the farm. This can include birthing, feeding and breeding.
14. They monitor and move cattle around a feeding operation. Most of their daily duties are completed on horseback.
15. They are responsible for all aspects of a company or organization’s breeding departments.
17. They provide reproductive services and research in the areas of embryo creation, IVF (in vitro fertilization), cloning, and transgenic animal production.
18. They typically manage the day- to-day farm operations for the farm/ranch owner. Many times a herdsmen will live on the property to be close to the animals at all times of the day.
19. They sell, buy, and select livestock for individuals and companies
20. They are responsible for the care of animals that are raised for food production and human consumption. They provide medical care consisting of research, diagnoses, and prevention.

1. They are responsible for the daily care and maintenance of sheep that are used for meat or wool production, or goats that are used for meat or dairy production.
4. They are hired to buy and sell horses for breeding and racing.
5. These people power washers to remove dirt, debris, and staining within animal production facilities and animal transportation vehicles.
6. They specialize in the hoof care of equines such as horses, ponies, mules, and donkeys. Typically, they clean, trim, and shoe horses’ hooves.
7. They analyze the genetic makeup of animals in order to discover which genes cause them to behave certain ways.
8. They professionally groom dogs, cats, and other pets. A horse groom specializes in grooming, tacking, and bathing horses.
10. These people use birds of prey such as eagles, hawks, falcons or owls to control in an environmentally friendly way the behavioral patterns of pest bird species such as pigeons, gulls, starlings and sparrows as well as to trap and euthanize/exterminate or relocate pest animals and wildlife affecting agricultural production.
11. They are responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of sickness, disease and injury in companion animals like dogs, cats, rabbits, caged birds, and other small pets.
12. They study the behavior of animals and wildlife. They may also study the diseases and genetics of animals.
16. They assist in daily operations on the farm. This can include milking, calving, feeding and breeding.