I am a friendly young Rural Veterinary Technician from Te Kauwhata looking for farm work.
I can offer farmers a helping hand with jobs such as:
- Teat sealing/Dry cow therapy
- Disbudding
- SOS milking
- Stock handling
- Administration of supplements
- Vaccinating
- Calving
I am competent in working with dairy and beef cattle, youngstock and sheep.
I also have past experience in companion animal care, automotive engineering and building.
Education
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February 2021 to December 2021
Level 5 Certificate in Rural Animal Technician at Waikato Institute of Technology
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-Rural Animal welfare and Ethics
-Health and husbandry
-Large Animal Anatomy and Physiology
-Farming and Pasture Systems
-working with dairy/beef cattle, sheep, deer and goats
-Biohazards/health and hygiene
-Some practical jobs done: Teat sealing/DCT, disbudding, Blood sampling (tail and jugular collection), spore counting, CIDR, Faecal egg counting, Mineral supplementation etc. -
February 2020 to August 2020
Level 3 Certificate in Animal Care at Waikato Institute of Technology
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Introductory course into animal health, handling, anatomy and welfare.
Focused on Companion animals -
February 2017 - August 2017
Level 2 Certificate in Automotive Engineering at Waikato Institute of Technology
Experience
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1 April 2021 to 1 July 2021
Seasonal Teast Sealing Technician at Vetora, Te Awamutu
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Carried out teat sealing / dry cow therapy jobs for farmers throughout the Waipa district.
These jobs were carried out alongside other Vetora Seasonal and permanent technicians and Veterinarians. -
October 2020 to January 2021
LLL Dispatch Technician at Livestock Improvement Co
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Seasonal job including the packing and dispatching of biohazardous substances for breeding cattle during the dairy breeding season.