Name:______________________ Careers in Animal Science First—Let’s Brainstorm! (Write down as many careers that you can think of that fall within animal science) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Generalized Animal Science Careers 1) _________________________________ Job Description: Responsible for researching how nutrients in feed and/or animal reproductive processes impact animal health. They then create methods for more efficient production using their research findings. 2) __________________________________ Job Description: Analyze the genetic makeup of animals in order to discover which genes cause them to behave certain ways. May also study animal health to determine what causes. Animals to be immune to specific diseases, or fail to thrive in certain environments. 3) __________________________________ Job Description: Care for the health of animals and work to protect public health. The diagnose, treat, and research medical conditions and diseases of pets, livestock, and other animals. 4) __________________________________ Job Description: Are responsible for the well-being of animals. They work hand in hand with veterinarians providing the essential medical procedures to ensure that animals are healthy. Name:______________________ 5) __________________________________ Job Description: Determines feed rations, conduct research and consult farmers and ranchers regarding feeding practices for their animals. 6) __________________________________ Job Description: Rehabilitates animals that have had surgery, amputations, been injured or suffer from chronic pain so that they can enjoy a higher quality of life. 7) __________________________________ Job Description: Typically perform animal handling/welfare audits and food safety audits on farms, as well as animal production and processing facilities. 8) __________________________________ Job Description: The maintenance and care of production livestock. Then, selling products that were produced by those livestock to their communities. 9) __________________________________ Job Description: Sells animals at public auctions. Small Livestock Careers 10) __________________________________ Job Description: Responsible for the daily care and maintenance of sheep that are used for meat or wool production, goats that were used for meat or dairy production. 11)___________________________________ Job Description: Oversees all aspects of a sow farm where adult female hogs are house to birth piglets and where those piglets remain for the first 4 weeks of their life. Requires both people management and animal care skills. Name:______________________ Large Livestock Careers “Dairy Cattle” 12)___________________________________ Job Description: Assists in daily operations on the farm. This includes milking, calving, feeding and breeding. 13)___________________________________ Job Description: Detect when a cow is in heat or ready to be bred and then breed her. Involves record keeping and analysis of cows that are bread. Do mot of their business through farm visits. Are hired by cooperatives or companies that provide artificial insemination services, semen, and a wide variety of dairy farming products. 14)___________________________________ Job Description: Responsible for carrying out the protocols and programs by which the dairy herd’s foot and leg health is maintained and managed. “Beef Cattle” 15)___________________________________ Job Description: Assists in the daily operations on the farm. This can include birthing, feeding, and breeding. 16)___________________________________ Job Description: Oversee daily operations of feed yards. They provide knowledge and support for herd nutrition, marketing, and environmental conditions for livestock in feedlots. 17)___________________________________ Name:______________________ Job Description: Ensures that meat is safe from contamination and that the process it goes through follows quality assurance regulations. They inspect all meat products including beef, pork, etc. before the initial packaging. Horses 18)___________________________________ Job Description: Maintain pastures, the round pen, and other facilities as well as clean the barn stables and stall. May also stock feed and carry out other maintenance tasks. 19)___________________________________ Job Description: Specializes in the hoof care of equine such as horses, ponies, mules, and donkeys. Typically they clean, trim, and shoe horses hooves. 20)___________________________________ Job Description: Works with horses to ready them for riders, races, or shows. They also train riders to learn how to ride and work with horses. Companion Animals 21)___________________________________ Job Description: Care for pets while their owners are working or traveling. Basic attendant duties include cleaning cages, dog runs, feeding, exercising, and socializing animals. Experienced workers may provide basic healthcare, bathe animals, and attend other basic grooming needs. 22)___________________________________ Job Description: Professionally grooms dogs, cats, and other pets. Horse groomers specialize in the grooming, tacking, and bathing of horses. Name:______________________ 23)___________________________________ Job Description: Responsible for daily cleaning and sanitation of shelter facility including animal enclosures and/or public areas, feeding, care, medical and/or behavior observations, and daily socialization or enrichment of shelter animals. Exit Ticket: Star 2-3 careers that were learned today, that you found most interesting and explain why. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
