Shauna Cooke

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• Inducting new cattle (weighing, tagging, vaccinations, worming/fly treatment), loading/unloading cattle trucks.
• Carried out daily farm tasks, feeding animals, cleaning water sources and cleaning pens to ensure animal health and welfare..
• Examine animals for signs of sickness and overall herd health.
• Observed animals and notify supervisor of signs of illness.
• Operated chaser bin tractor to collect grain from headers and transport grain to storage equipment (truck/field bin/silos).
• Operated loader and muck spreader when cleaning put feedlot pens.

• Increased overall shearing efficiency by implementing and maintaining proper equipment maintenance routines.
• Improved wool quality through meticulous shearing techniques, resulting in higher market prices for the end product.
• Worked alongside employer, taking direction, whilst continually learning the art of shearing.

• Daily checks on flock.
• Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holidays
• Problem solving lambing/feeding issues when working independently
• Identified issues with ewes and lambs and treated accordingly.
• Raising foster lambs.
• Managing and caring for working dogs responsibly.
• Managing grazing rotational and feeding constraints.

• John Deere 8215R
• Operated twin rotor rake.
• Operated 3 point linkage and trail mower.
• Operated silage trailer during season.
• Worked within a team, liaising with operations manager and farmers accordingly.
• Performed daily equipment inspections, ensuring optimal tractor performance and minimising machinery downtime year round.

• Sole operator for long periods, during the summer period, whilst liaising with the owner when required.
• Manage grazing rotation for 125 Fresian cows.
• Enhanced overall milk production by consistently following proper milking procedures and maintaining a clean work environment.
• Reduced mastitis in the herd through diligent observation and early detection of signs, ensuring prompt treatment.

• John Deere 8215R
• Operated twin rotor rake.
• Operated 3 point linkage and trail mower.
• Operated silage trailer during season.
• Worked within a team, liaising with operations manager and farmers accordingly.
• Performed daily equipment inspections, ensuring optimal tractor performance and minimising machinery downtime year round.

• Milking cows twice daily, grassland management.
• observing for overall herd health and acting accordingly to rectify any issues or concerns.
• Calf rearing, stomach tubing colostrum to get the first milk into calf as per farm practice and policy, as calves separated from cow once born. Assisting the calves with 1st bottle feed. Ensuring overall health and welfare for calves.
• Improved overall dairy farm efficiency by streamlining daily tasks and maintaining cleanliness throughout the facility.
• Enhanced milk production quality by strictly adhering to hygiene standards and performing regular equipment maintenance.
• Increasing overall herd health through preventative care measures, such as vaccinations and worming/fly treatments.