Job Information
Idaho Department of Labor Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch & Aqua Cultural Animals in Boise, Idaho
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2137374
Job Site Lima Montana
Dates of Need 2/1/2024 - 11/30/2024.
Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies; herd livestock to pastures for grazing
or to scales, trucks or other enclosures; examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, ,and to
check physical characteristics such as rate of weight gain; provide medical treatment, such as
administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive
treatment; mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos; drive
trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals; segregate animals according to
weight, age, color, and physical condition; inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery,
buildings, pens, yards, and fences; move equipment or livestock from one location to another,
manually or using trucks or carts; clean stalls, pens, and equipment using disinfectant solutions,
brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps; mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions;
shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food; perform duties
related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing
artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births; patrol grazing lands on horseback or using allterrain vehicles; spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals. Hauling
Grain between farm locations, and the the grain elevator; and, perform general farm maintenance.