Lucy Steven
Wrexham,Wales
Summary
Experienced in livestock management with a strong focus on herd health and animal welfare. Proficient in record keeping, disease identification, mastitis management, youngstock rearing and grassland management. Skilled in milking cows and feeding calves to a high standard, with a particular focus on good hygiene practises. Excellent work ethic, raised on a dairy farm, with a team player, proactive mindset.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Herdsperson
Lower Park Farm
Wrexham, Wales
06.2019 - Current
- Progressed from part time position alongside college and university, to full time herdsperson in June 2024.
- Youngstock manager responsible for health and managing calves in a block calving system from birth to weaning. Including colostrum management, illness prevention/detection and treatment, bedding down, vaccinations, weighing frequently and ensuring DLWG target (0.8kg/day) is met.
- Responsible for milking 2x daily, including detection of illness, lameness, mastitis detection and treatment, identifying bulling cows to serve.
- Grassland management, plate meter walking, inputting data and grass allocation, implementing rotation grazing schedules for livestock.
- Assisted in calving process, improved calf survival rates.
- Record keeping using Agrinet, field margin, Herdwatch, Excel and BCMS.
- Vaccination and medicine administration
- Diet and ration formulation
- Routine maintenance of dairy equipment
Education
NVQ Level 3 - Animal Management
Reaseheath College
Nantwich 09.2019 - 06.2021
Foundation Degree in Science - Agriculture
Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth 09.2021 - 06.2024
Skills
- Livestock record keeping
- Animal disease identification
- Communicative with vets
- Animal welfare compliance
- Milking machine operation
- Dedicated work ethic
- Mastitis management
- Herd health monitoring
- Feeding calves
- Pasture and forage management
- Herd fertility optimisation
Timeline
Foundation Degree in Science - Agriculture
Aberystwyth University
09.2021 - 06.2024
NVQ Level 3 - Animal Management
Reaseheath College
09.2019 - 06.2021
Herdsperson
Lower Park Farm
06.2019 - Current
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