According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials. | 91% |
| Write up or orally communicate research findings to the scientific community, producers, and the public. | 88% |
| Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, or parasite and disease control of animals. | 87% |
| Advise producers about improved products and techniques that could enhance their animal production efforts. | 87% |
| Conduct research concerning animal nutrition, breeding, or management to improve products or processes. | 86% |
| Study effects of management practices, processing methods, feed, or environmental conditions on quality and quantity of animal products, such as eggs and milk. | 86% |
| Research and control animal selection and breeding practices to increase production efficiency and improve animal quality. | 73% |
| Determine genetic composition of animal populations and heritability of traits, using principles of genetics. | 64% |
| Crossbreed animals with existing strains or cross strains to obtain new combinations of desirable characteristics. | 57% |
