SPECIFIC POSITION DUTIES (RESPONSIBILITIES, TASKS, ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS)

1. Daily animal care activities to include: feeding, animal observations/identification of clinical concerns, and nail trimming
2. Husbandry activities to include cage change/cleaning, use of power wash and chemical dispensing equipment, and general facility sanitization and support
3. May perform milking of rabbits and standard support activities to meet production goals and adherence to established schedules
4. Proper basic restraint of rabbits to facilitate general animal care, transfers, and sample collection
5. Technical skills to include IP injections. May include IM, IV and SC injections.
6. May perform animal identification applications to include ear tags, tattoos and RFID transponders
7. May provide support for natural and artificial insemination breeding procedures (to include restraint), and kindling/weaning procedures
8. Utilize computer and pap...