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Career Guidance Skills handling and moving S6.9 - handling animals S6.9.1 - tending and breeding animals Care for juvenile animals
Description
Assess the needs of the offspring and juvenile animals. Take appropriate action without delay in case of problems with the health of the offspring or juvenile.
This may include any methods for artificial rearing.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 9 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 10 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 6 (Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers)
Essential for
- Bee breederBee breeders raise and care for honeybees for agricultural and commercial purposes, such as crop pollination and honey production. They construct and clean hives, induct wild swarm…
- Fur animals breederFur animals breeders oversee the production and day-to-day care of fur animals. They maintain the health and welfare of fur animals. Other titles The following job titles also refe…
- Horse breederHorse breeders oversee the production and day-to-day care of horses. They maintain the health and welfare of horses. Duties The duties of a horse breeder include, but are not…
- Dog breederDog breeders oversee the production and day-to-day care of dogs. They maintain the health and welfare of dogs. Duties Dog breeders typically do the following: Select dogs for breed…
- Sheep breederSheep breeders oversee the production and day-to-day care of sheep. They maintain the health and welfare of sheep. Duties Sheep breeders typically do the following: Patrols, inspec…
- Cattle breederCattle breeders oversee the production and day-to-day care of cattle. They maintain the health and welfare of cattle. Duties The duties of a cattle breeder include, but are not…
- Poultry breederPoultry breeders raise chickens to produce eggs or for meat retail. They typically feed and care for them, also keeping charts to select the optimum chickens for production and…
- Pig breederPig breeders oversee the production and day-to-day care of pigs. They maintain the health and welfare of pigs. Duties The duties of a pig breeder include, but are not…
- ZookeeperZookeepers manage animals that are kept in captivity for conservation, education, research and/or to be displayed to the public. They are usually responsible for the feeding and th…
Optional for
- Animal care attendantAnimal care attendants provide routine care for non-production animals, which may include feeding, watering, cleaning, exercise and enrichment, grooming, training and monitoring of…
Related skills
- Provide nutrition to animals
- Animal welfare
- Control animal movement
- Assist in transportation of animals
- Monitor the welfare of animals
- Manage animal biosecurity
- Assess animal behaviour
- Signs of animal illness
- Animal nutrition
- Maintain professional records
- Advise on animal welfare
- Animal welfare legislation
Last updated on February 18, 2026
