I am a incredibly passionate and experienced herds manger. I have worked for over 40years within the dairy industry and am familiar with with the latest advances in milking using automated milking systems. Work West Midlands/South West
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Mainly Livestock
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Full Car Licence
Tractor, Telehandler/Fork Lift, Fencing
Dairy, Beef, Sheep, Lambing, Calving
Feeder waggon. straw bedders, Telehandler
44 years of Milking, Breading,Rearing. Feeding I am eager to ensure the welfare and health of animals and work hard to make sure this is my main focus.
Male
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61
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British
Shrewsbury
English
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Gardening follow Shrewsbury Town FC.Enjoy time with my grandchildren and I like helping my son with is pedigree cows at shows and sales.
5ft 10 17 stone
type 2 diabetes
November 2020 to present Herds-person on a 300 cow Robotic system with 6 Robots duties include attending to all health well fair of cows and young stock ,calving post calving Metabolic disorders AI Foot trimming ,responsible for cubicle management including bedding with sawdust and lime every day and keeping everything clean and tidy.October 2015-August 2020
Herds Manger for 300 pedigree Holsteins milking in a 24/24 Fullwood rapid exit parlour including managing the daily milking and maintaining all aspects of health and welfare of herd including vaccinations, vets visits foot trimming ,AI ,calf and heifer rearing, caving, Dry cow management and pedigree and BCMS registrations .
September 2014- October 2015
Welshampton Ellesmere.
Herdsman for 150 milking in a 10/20 Boumatic parlour AI,Foot Trimming Calf Feeding Vet Visits and General Farm Maintenance.
June 2014- September 2014
Dudleston Ellesmere.
Work as a Relief Herdsperson in a 20/20 Fullwood parlour milking 250 Brown Swiss on grass base system .Including AI Foot Trimming .
Jan 2014 -June 201
Trained as Reproductive Technician with Cogent Breeding.
Dec 2011-Jan 2014
Shrewsbury.
Herdsman 150 cows milked through a Fullwood 12/12 parlour Including milking calf feeding caving Dry cow management . with this herd I took it from a 450 cell count producing 20lt daily average to a daily average of 28lt and a cell count average less than 90 in a 3 month period.
July 2010-Dec 2011
Herdsperson 160 cows 10/20 parlour.
Oct 2000-March 2010
Montford Bridge.
Herd Manager 180 cows milking in a 16/16 Delva Blue Diamond parlour .Total control over all herd management feeding ,calving Dry cow Management AI,Foot Trimming Breeding selling surplus dairy replacements through local livestock markets.
Nov 1997-October 2000
Wem Herdsman / Tractor Driver 140 cows,200 acres arable
20/20 Fullwood .
March 84- Nov 97
Baschurch Shrewsbury
Herdsman /Tractor Driver, General Farm work 200 cows 16/16 Delaval.
I have been married for 40 years with 3 children two grandsons and one grand daughter lived
around Shrewsbury all my life and my wife's family come from Llansantffraid powys
Start: 07/05/2022 Finish: Not Specified
West Midlands
Permanent
Shropshire