Detailed listings of job tasks and their importance for a position is a critical part of a job analysis. The importance of various tasks has been left blank as they would vary from dairy to dairy. Gathers cows from various pens and returns them to pens. Recognizes cows that kick and puts on clamps or takes extra precautions. Takes temperatures of sick cows.
Notices cows that are in heat.
Reports to herdsman the tag numbers of sick cows or cows in heat. Cleans cows prior to milking. Hand milks to examine milk for curdling. Takes special precautions to prevent mastitis. Milks cows with mechanical equipment.