The Collar360

Cattle pedicure

Other names

cattle pedicure specialist, cattle hoof trimmer

Livestock, dairy and poultry

They care for the hooves of cattle, check animals for illness or injury, give treatment, and clean the places where animals stay.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.

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    Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.

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    Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
pédicure pour bovins
español
recortador de pezuñas/recortadora de pezuñas
العربية
أخصائي العناية بأقدام الماشية / أخصائية العناية بأقدام الماشية
português
Podologista de gado
Deutsch
Klauenpfleger/Klauenpflegerin
italiano
podologo per bovini/podologa per bovini

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