Reproduction
Gestation Specialst
The Gestation Specialist serves as a leader and manager to other employees in the gestation and gilt developer barns.
Duties include:
- Monitoring production performance
- Managing electronic sow feeding software
- Tracking gilt and sow flow for proper pen management
- Breeding sows and gilts
- Adapting and learning new technologies, and more
Gilt Development Specialist
You will work alongside the barn manager and current employees to perform daily chores and animal care at a 4,400 head gilt development and gestation facilities.
Duties include:
- Exposing oldest gilts daily to a boar and tracking observed heat dates
- Keeping accurate records
- Monitoring and assisting with ventilation management
- Managing feed budgets
- Identifying disease challenges, and more