213202 - Animal husbandry specialist

Provides complex specialized consultations to farmers and livestock breeders, ensures and optimizes business and production. Develops new breeds, improves methods used in animal husbandry to increase livestock productivity, sets requirements for feed, its storage, sanitary and appropriate product quality and animal health standards, improves livestock parasite and disease control methods, establishes slaughter methods, livestock product processing and storage preparation technologies.

Main activities

* increase livestock productivity and value, apply appropriate methods and take into account the type of livestock;
* use databases, plan and manage agricultural enterprises and production;
* make decisions regarding livestock resource management, collect information about work practices related to livestock breeding and performance;
* ensure compliance with hygiene rules in agriculture;
* provide cost analysis of relevant decisions and proposed actions, taking into account the type of farm and long-term planning principles.

Characteristic competences

* consult on livestock productivity;
* use agricultural information systems and databases;
* make livestock resource management decisions;
* oversee hygiene procedures on the farm;
* evaluate farm expenses.