Professional agricultural school Križevci
Location
Križevci
Educational program name
Rearer
Language
Croatian
EQF level
4
I-VET / C-VET
I-VET
Modality
Formal
Short Summary
Rearer breed and care for all kinds of animals and produce various livestock products.
Keywords/Topics
Livestock, agriculture, production
Cost
Publicly financed and free
of charge
Certification
Certificate of final work
Start date
2022-09-05
Duration
3 years
Key skill set
People who want to work as herders should be in good physical health, physically durable and strong. Hypersensitivity to smells means a serious difficulty in the work of the herdsman who takes care of animal hygiene. Careful handling of the tool and caring for the animals are important to reduce the risk of injury. Love for animals contributes to satisfaction in work and successful performance of work.
Category
Animal husbandry
Entry conditions
Completed elementary school
Learning outcomes
Rearers breed and care for all kinds of animals and produce various livestock products. They produce and procure fodder and feed, fatten and breed animals. They prepare animals for the market, train them, maintain farm buildings, machines and equipment, take care of the hygiene of animals and their housing. In addition, they produce, store and send to the market livestock products (eg meat, milk, eggs, honey, wool, feathers, fur). Rearers breed and groom horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, dogs and cats. They raise domestic poultry, such as chickens, hens, ducks, geese and turkeys. They breed, reproduce and care for animals in animal sanctuaries, stables, zoos, circuses, research institutions, animal habitats and game farms. In their care are animals such as pheasants, quails, ostriches, parrots, wild fur animals (rabbits, chinchillas), all kinds of animals in zoos, bees and animals for laboratory tests (guinea pigs, rabbits). In their work, livestock farmers use means for maintaining animal hygiene (e.g. brushes, shovels, water, detergents and disinfectants), devices for the production of fodder and fertilizers, machines for feeding, watering, milking and reproduction, and machines such as incubators, heaters, fans and scales. Additional aids are used to test the quality of livestock products, such as milk tests, test tubes and microscopes. Livestock breeder jobs may include supervision of unskilled workers and participation in the planning and organization of animal breeding and production of livestock products.