Animal Scientist at Alan & Grant

Job Summary

• The Animal Scientist is responsible for providing professional service to the company in the area of breeding and productivity of farm animals.
• This entails research, lowering death rates, increasing growth rate, upgrading their environment, nutrition, genetics and reproduction.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct research concerning animal nutrition, breeding, and/or management to improve products or processes
• Conduct research concerning animal nutrition, breeding, and/or management to improve products or processes.
• Advise producers about improved products and techniques that could enhance their animal production efforts.
• Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.
• Study effects of management practices, processing methods, feed, and/or environmental conditions on quality and quantity of animal products, such as eggs and milk.
• Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, and/or parasite and disease control of animals.
• Research and control animal selection and breeding practices to increase production efficiency and improve animal quality.
• Determine genetic composition of animal populations and heritability of traits, utilizing principles of genetics.
• Crossbreed animals with existing strains or cross strains to obtain new combinations of desirable characteristics.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science, Agriculture, or a related field.
• 3 years and above experience may be preferred.
• Additional certifications may be required.
• Proficiency in artificial insemination or ultrasonology.