612 Animal Producers

Livestock and dairy producers plan, organize and perform farming operations to breed and raise domesticated animals (excluding poultry), such as cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, horses and camels, for the production of meat, milk and other dairy products, skins and wool or for use as working, sporting or recreational animals, for sale or delivery to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets. Tasks include - (a) monitoring market activity and conditions, determining kinds and amounts of stock to produce, and planning and coordinating production accordingly; (b) cultivating pastures and providing and monitoring fodder and water supplies to maintain appropriate nutritional levels and condition of livestock; (c) monitoring and examining animals to detect illness, injury or disease, and to check physical condition such as rate of weight gain; (d) grooming, marking, clipping, trimming, drenching and/or castrating animals, and shearing coats to collect hair or wool; (e) herding livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, sheds, vehicles or other enclosures; (f) milking animals by hand or using milking machines; (g) mixing feed, additives and medicines in prescribed portions and distributing or hand-feeding to animals for consumption; (h) performing duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding, artificial insemination and helping with animal births; (i) maintaining and cleaning farm buildings, machinery, equipment and structures; (j) slaughtering and skinning animals and preparing them for market; (k) storing and carrying out some processing of animal and dairy produce; (l) promoting and marketing products, arranging the sale, purchase and transportation of livestock, produce and supplies, and maintaining and evaluating records of farm activities and transactions; (m) training and supervising workers in animal care procedures, maintenance duties and health and safety precautions, and hiring and discharging workers and contractors. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Cattle farmer - Dairy farmer - Dog breeder - Drover - Goat farmer - Horse breeder - Shearer - Sheep farmer - Shepherd - Stockman/woman Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Agricultural production manager - 1311 - Ranch manager - 1311 Note Workers who produce a combination of domestic livestock and other animals such as poultry, insects and non-domesticated animals should be classified according to their predominant activity. Those who produce and store hay and other fodder for later consumption, primarily by livestock for which they are responsible, are classified in Unit Group 6121: Livestock and Dairy Producers.

Poultry producers plan, organize and perform farming operations to breed and raise chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks and other poultry to produce meat, eggs and breeding stock for sale or delivery to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets. Tasks include - (a) monitoring market activity, planning and coordinating production accordingly, and maintaining and evaluating records of farming activities; (b) growing and purchasing feed and other supplies needed to maintain appropriate nutritional levels and condition of poultry; (c) monitoring and examining poultry to detect illness, injury or disease and to check physical condition such as rate of weight gain, and removing weak, ill and dead poultry from flock; (d) mixing feed and feed additives and filling feed and water containers; (e) vaccinating poultry via drinking water, injection or dusting of air; (f) collecting and storing eggs and packaging them for sale or delivery to market; (g) determining sex of chicks and facilitating breeding, artificial insemination and hatching of eggs; (h) renting or investing in, and maintaining and cleaning, farm buildings, machinery, equipment and structures; (i) slaughtering and dressing poultry for sale or delivery to market; (j) storing and carrying out some processing of produce; (k) arranging the sale, purchase and transportation of stock, produce and supplies; (l) training and supervising workers in poultry production procedures, maintenance duties and health and safety precautions, and hiring and discharging workers and contractors. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Poultry breeder - Poultry farmer - Poultry tender Note Workers who produce a combination of domestic livestock and other animals such as poultry, insects and non-domesticated animals should be classified according to their predominant activity.

Apiarists and sericulturists plan, organize and perform operations to breed, raise and tend insects such as honey bees, silkworms and other species to produce honey, beeswax, silk and other products for sale or delivery to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets. Tasks include - (a) monitoring market activity and conditions, determining kinds and amounts of insect products to produce, and planning and coordinating production accordingly; (b) purchasing insects and growing or purchasing feed and other supplies; (c) breeding, raising and tending insects and collecting their products; (d) renting or investing in, and maintaining and cleaning, buildings, machinery, equipment and structures; (e) storing and carrying out some processing of produce; (f) arranging the sale, purchase and transportation of stock, produce and supplies, and maintaining and evaluating records of farming activities; (g) training and supervising workers in production procedures, maintenance duties and health and safety precautions, and hiring and discharging workers and contractors. Examples of occupations classified here: - Apiarist - Sericulturist.

This unit group covers market-oriented animal producers not classified elsewhere in Minor Group 612: Animal Producers. For instance, the group includes those engaged in breeding, raising and tending non-domesticated mammals, game and other birds (except poultry), snails, snakes and other reptiles, as well as various insects and animals used for laboratory tests, for sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations, zoos and circuses, or at markets. In such cases tasks would include - (a) monitoring market activity and conditions, determining kinds and amounts of products to produce, and planning and coordinating production accordingly; (b) raising, feeding and tending animals; (c) monitoring and examining animals to detect illness, injury or disease, and to check physical condition such as rate of weight gain; (d) performing duties related to animal reproduction, such as breeding, artificial insemination and helping with animal births; (e) renting or investing in, and maintaining and cleaning, buildings, machinery, equipment and structures; (f) slaughtering and skinning animals and preparing animal products for market; (g) storing and carrying out some processing of produce; (h) promoting and marketing products, arranging the sale, purchase and transportation of stock, produce and supplies, and maintaining and evaluating records of activities and transactions; (i) training and supervising workers in animal care procedures, maintenance duties and health and safety precautions. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Crocodile farmer - Fur farmer (non-domesticated animals) - Game bird breeder - Ostrich farmer - Snail breeder Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Pet groomer - 5164 - Zoo keeper - 5164 - Game warden - 5419 - Poultry breeder - 6122.