# Competences — livestock worker

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/65bd2342-f7de-4932-9164-eb480e35a791).

## Essential

- **agronomical production principles** (knowledge)
- **animal nutrition** (knowledge)
- **assist animal birth** (skill/competence)
- **biology** (knowledge)
- **breed rabbits** (skill/competence)
- **breed stock** (skill/competence)
- **computerised feeding systems** (knowledge)
- **control livestock disease** (skill/competence)
- **livestock feeding** (knowledge)
- **maintain farm equipment** (skill/competence)
- **maintain pastures** (skill/competence)
- **maintain the farm** (skill/competence)
- **manage the health and welfare of livestock** (skill/competence)
- **operate agricultural machinery** (skill/competence)
- **perform farm equipment hygiene** (skill/competence)
- **recycle livestock manure** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- agritourism (knowledge)
- arrange tables (skill/competence)
- breed ducks (skill/competence)
- breed goats (skill/competence)
- breed ostriches (skill/competence)
- breed snails (skill/competence)
- clean rooms (skill/competence)
- conduct shearing of wool (skill/competence)
- cut pig's teeth (skill/competence)
- direct the preparation of food (skill/competence)
- dock pig's tail (skill/competence)
- equine dental diseases (knowledge)
- handle feathers (skill/competence)
- handle pigs (skill/competence)
- harvest crop (skill/competence)
- install irrigation systems (skill/competence)
- maintain linen operation (skill/competence)
- manage crop production (skill/competence)
- manage farm supplies (skill/competence)
- manage grain storage (skill/competence)
- milk animals (skill/competence)
- monitor crops (skill/competence)
- monitor the production of eggs (skill/competence)
- operate dairy farms (skill/competence)
- order supplies (skill/competence)
- perform milk control (skill/competence)
- present the farm facilities (skill/competence)
- process dairy farm products (skill/competence)
- process harvested honey (skill/competence)
- raise hens (skill/competence)
- serve food in table service (skill/competence)
- skin animals (skill/competence)
- slaughter animals (skill/competence)
- store raw food materials (skill/competence)
- train horses (skill/competence)