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Overview
Sheep breeder work focuses on feeding, lambing support, health checks, hygienic housing, wool handling. The role uses practical judgement around pens, pasture, lambing areas and handling equipment.
In job descriptions, look for sheep breeding, livestock records, animal nutrition, illness signs, biosecurity, shearing, animal transport, veterinarians.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Sheep breeder work moves between pens, pasture, lambing areas and handling equipment. The busiest tasks are feeding, lambing support, health checks, hygienic housing and wool handling, especially when animal health or lambing timing changes.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include sheep breeding, livestock records, animal nutrition, illness signs, biosecurity, shearing, animal transport, veterinarians. The strongest adverts usually make the actual tools, records, people or goods visible.
Salary context
Salary context depends on herd size, breeding responsibility, lambing season, wool work, machinery, housing and animal records. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward flock management, mixed livestock production, animal welfare advice or farm operations. Adjacent moves often build on the same records, equipment, customers or operational decisions.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies name sheep breeding, livestock records, animal nutrition, illness signs, biosecurity, shearing, animal transport, veterinarians. These details show how the role is scoped in practice.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships: 1
Animal Breeders
45-2021.00
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
Livestock and dairy producers (6121)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b2678105-9d5c-403f-b822-274aff706309 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 6121.5 |
| ISCO group | 6121 |
| Concept type | Occupation |