Roles · Agriculture and food

AI beef cattle specialist

Conducts research in the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of domestic farm animals for the business.

Meera Fonoti“I study the genetics and nutrition of domestic farm animals.”An example character, not a real person.
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Beef cattle specialist · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.
  2. Conduct research concerning animal nutrition, breeding, or management to improve products or processes.
  3. Determine genetic composition of animal populations and heritability of traits, using principles of genetics.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Animal Scientists” (O*NET 19-1011.00), as O*NET lists them:

  • Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.
  • Conduct research concerning animal nutrition, breeding, or management to improve products or processes.
  • Determine genetic composition of animal populations and heritability of traits, using principles of genetics.

Beef cattle specialist · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits