Livestock Farm Labourers

Livestock farm labourers perform simple and routine tasks in the farm production of animals, including poultry and insects. Tasks include - (a) digging and shovelling to clear ditches or for other purposes; (b) loading and unloading supplies, produce and other materials; (c) feeding, watering and cleaning animals and keeping their quarters clean; (d) monitoring livestock and reporting on their condition; (e) assisting with maintaining the health and welfare of livestock; (f) assisting with herding, droving and separating livestock for milking, shearing, transportation or slaughter, and between pastures; (g) collecting eggs and placing in incubators; (h) raking, pitching, stacking and storing hay, straw and other types of animal feed and bedding; (i) grading, sorting and packing produce into containers; (j) performing minor repairs on fixtures, buildings, equipment and fences. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Livestock farm labourer Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Drover - 6121 - Shepherd - 6121 - Skilled farm worker (livestock) - 6121 - Firewood collector - 9624 - Water collector - 9624.