Summary

The Livestock Specialist works collaboratively as part of Donor Care and the Semen & Embryo Lab teams to ensure animals are cared for and processed effectively and efficiently with the highest regard for animal welfare.

Job Duties:

Animal Husbandry:

• Clean and bed pens to keep animals as comfortable as possible
• Feed animals manually as well as using machinery
• Monitor feed intake and adjust when needed to meet the needs of our animal nutrition program
• Observe animals for health issues and report back to the manager with concerns
• Provide above-standard animal care including, and not limited to, clipping, washing, and feet trimming.

Reproduction:

• Monitor animal health daily and treat according to protocols or in consultation with veterinarians on site
• Donor and recipient treatments for superovulation/synchronization
• Heat detection on donors and recipient females (experience considered an asset).

Administration/Inventory:

• Client contact regarding animals on hand, arrivals/departures, mating, semen/embryo shipping
• Receive and discharge the animals and complete paperwork
• Maintain semen and embryo inventory and shipping/receiving
• Maintain log records for nitrogen tanks and check and top up regularly to ensure the contents of tanks remain in the right environment.

General Duties:

• Animal husbandry. Feeding, bedding, health, and heat monitoring
• Maintain the facility in a professional manner and display the cattle in a professional manner that is consistent with a “Best in Class” approach. BVG aims to be the facility of choice for people and must provide them with Best-in-Class service and care
• Assist on our Embryo transfer side as well as Semen collection on bulls.
• Maintain equipment regularly.

Required Skills:

• Artificial Insemination skills and experience is considered an asset but not necessary
• Cattle handling
• Skid steer operating experience.

Hours of Work:

• General business hours are 8:00 am – 4:00 pm, with longer days in the busy season
• Rotational weekends are required for feeding, bedding, and administering reproductive drugs to certain animals
• Not required to be onsite full-time on weekends during the off-season, but required to be reachable and available to meet clients on short notice during business hours
• Occasional after-hours availability for client drop off and pick up to accommodate clients (this is not promoted but within reason, clients will be accommodated).

If you are interested in joining the Bow Valley Genetics team, please send a resume and cover letter. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those to be interviewed will be contacted