Description:
Conduct research in the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of farm animals.
Duties:
• Conduct research concerning animal nutrition, breeding, or management.
• Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, or parasite and disease control of animals.
• Research and control animal selection and breeding practices.
• Communicate research findings to the scientific community, producers, and the public.
Where and When:
• Work in research facilities and farms.
What or Who They Work With:
• Work with farm animals, genetic material, nutrition, and breeding.
• Work with farmers and other scientists.
Education and Training:
• Most have a Doctoral Degree.
• Most have at least 4 years of experience.
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Agricultural Technician
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Related School Subjects:
Science, Math, Writing
Print:
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GERMS! GERMS! GERMS! by Bobbi Katz
HARVEY THE GARDENER by Lars Klinting
DIRT: JUMP INTO SCIENCE by Steve Tomecek
THE GREAT TRASH BASH by Loreen Leedy
ANIMAL HOSPITAL by Judith Walker-Hodge
ANIMAL BABIES ON THE FARM by editors of Kingfisher
FALL HARVESTS: BRINGING IN FOOD by Martha E.H. Rustad and Amanda Enright
FOOD FROM FARMS (WORLD OF FARMING) by Nancy Dickmann
SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS YOU CAN EAT by Vicki Cobb and David Cain
DISGUSTING FOOD INVADERS (UP CLOSE AND GROSS) by Ruth Owen
50 AWESOME WAYS KIDS CAN HELP ANIMALS by Ingrid Newkirk
SOIL (TRUE BOOKS: NATURAL RESOURCES) by Christin Ditchfield
GRASS TO MILK by Julie Murray
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