Milking machines, automatic feed mixers, milk separators, automatic manure removal systems, lighting, ventilation, and incubators maintenance and repair. As well as heavy agricultural machinery (tractors, seed drills, ploughs, disc cultivators, etc.).

I worked on mixed dairy and beef livestock farms in Ukraine, on units of around 500 head of cattle, using Ukrainian farm equipment. I handled a range of cattle breeds, including dairy breeds such as Holstein and Ukrainian Whitehead, and dual-purpose beef-dairy breeds such as Simmental and Swiss Brown. I fed and reared calves, at times being responsible for up to 200 at once. I also have experience with Romanov sheep, a black fur-type breed, and Saanen dairy goats, and I am able to trim the hooves of sheep and goats. I have worked in both herringbone and tandem milking parlours, covering milking routines, hygiene and equipment operation. I have helped with calving, and with the lambing and kidding of sheep and goats.

Beyond this farm work, I grew up around livestock: my grandparents kept cows, horses, goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits and poultry, and my parents still keep sheep and poultry today. Until 2022, I looked after my parents' sheep and the rest of their smallholding on my own every year while they were away, so I am used to taking full responsibility for animal welfare and making sound decisions independently. After school I also spent two years studying agricultural machinery and equipment, including equipment for livestock care and methods of housing and feeding.