Job Description: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.
About Us: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.TOG has deep roots in the industry through its origin within the URUS family of companies. URUS is a holding company with cooperative and private ownership and is positioned at the heart of the dairy and beef industry. Its family of companies include Alta Genetics, GENEX, Genetics Australia, Leachman Cattle, Jetstream, PEAK, SCCL, Trans Ova Genetics and VAS, with each having its own unique identity, products, and services. These companies work globally to provide cutting-edge dairy and beef genetics, customized reproductive services, dairy management information to take producers to the frontline of progressive dairy farming, and an array of products and services to help bovines reach their full genetic potential. URUS Group has 9 operating companies in 17 countries and employs approximately 2,400 people.
