About this role
Position Purpose: General care of recipient herd from backgrounding through 60-day pregnancy and live calf and clone pregnancies through 8 months’ gestation. Assist maintenance team performing maintenance and construction in support of entire facility.
Key Responsibilities Herdsman:
- Assists with heat detection.
- Assists with chute work including processing, backgrounding and pregnancy checks.
- Provides general daily care to recipient cattle including observing animals for health.
- Sorts cattle for heats, syncs, and pregnant cows to go home.
- Loads, unloads, and assists with transportation of cattle.
- Identifies and sells cull cows.
- Enters syncs and heats into Ova Drive data system.
- Generates sorting and synchronization lists from Ova Drive data system.
- Assists with yard maintenance including but not limited to manure hauling, bedding, feeding, snow removal, box scraping and fencing.
Education Requirements:
Minimum high school diploma or G.E.D.
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:
Working conditions are primarily an outdoor environment with extreme temperatures, wind, and muddy conditions. Animals, especially if handled improperly, can cause injury. Ability to be on feet walking, or standing for long periods of time.
Other skills/experience:
- Prior cattle handling experience is helpful.
- Must be good with numbers.
- Must have legible penmanship.
- Computer experience preferred.
Trans Ova Genetics, a member of the URUS Group, provides industry-leading reproductive technologies and expertise to cattle breeders through a unique professional services team that works closely with clients to understand their breeding goals and ultimately help clients advance and extend superior genetics. Trans Ova Genetics understands the process that will help multiply a herd’s genetic success. Reproductive technologies such as embryo transfer, in-vitro fertilization (IVF), sexed-semen, genetic preservation, and cloning are considered the reproductive “tools” available for breeders looking to achieve specific breeding and reproductive goals. Internationally recognized as a source of superior animal husbandry and reproductive expertise, Trans Ova Genetics offers an integrated system of regional centers, satellite stations, and on-farm application of reproductive technologies.
Trans Ova's headquarters are in Sioux Center, Iowa, but we have many offices and satellite centers across the country. On-going research and applied science allow Trans Ova Genetics to develop and implement new technologies to help move the science of bovine genetic improvement forward. Trans Ova is dedicated to meeting the requirements of their customers and to continual improvement.
Other facts
About URUS Group
AgSource is a broad-based agricultural service cooperative specializing in laboratory testing and the generation of value-added management information. AgSource began as a dairy records cooperative in 1959 to provide computer management information from Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) testing. The cooperative has since grown to encompass all aspects of dairy information management service and has diversified its testing services to meet the broader needs of the agricultural industry.
AgSource Dairy is the only full-service dairy management information provider in the country, conducting research and development, field data collection, laboratory analysis and diagnostics, meter service and outreach and education, resulting in high quality decision tools for dairy producers. We continue to provide for the changing needs of our members with advanced management reports, such as the Transition Cow Index® and KetoMonitor® and popular programs like AgSourceDM™ and MyAgSource® .
AgSource Laboratories has become a leader in agricultural and environmental laboratory analysis and information management services and has become one of the largest soil testing organizations in the country. Some would be content to remain as we are today, but AgSource is unwilling to settle in the pursuit of excellence. In cooperation with our partners, AgSource strives to increase research and development of improved management decision tools, working together for the overall benefit of our members and customers and the agriculture industry as a whole.
What you'll do
- The Cattle Herdsman is responsible for the general care of recipient cattle, including heat detection, processing, and health observation. Additionally, the role involves assisting with maintenance tasks around the facility.
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