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A professional who conducts research in selection, breeding, feeding, and management of dairy cattle. Responsibilities include:
* Studies feed requirements of dairy animals and nutritive value of feed materials.
* Carries out experiments to determine effects of different kinds of feed and environmental conditions on quantity, quality, and nutritive value of milk produced.
* Develops improved practices in care and management of dairy herds and use of improved buildings and equipment.
* Studies physiology of reproduction and lactation, and carries out breeding programs to improve dairy breeds (animal breeder).
* May be designated according to specialty as Dairy-Management Specialist; Dairy-Nutrition Specialist.
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A professional who applies principles of bacteriology, chemistry, physics, engineering, and economics to develop new and improved methods in production, preservation, and utilization of milk, cheese, ice cream, and other dairy products. Responsibilities include:
* Conducts experiments in such problems as preventing bacterial increase in milk during handling and processing, improving pasteurization methods, and designing better packaging materials, dairy equipment, or supplies.
* May specialize according to product, as ice cream or cheese, or according to functional activity, as sanitation research or storage problems.
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A professional who studies nature, origin, use, improvement, and processing methods of plant, animal, and synthetic fibers. Responsibilities include:
* Analyzes wool, mohair, cashmere, camel's hair, alpaca, bristles, feathers, and similar animal and fowl fibers, plant fibers, such as cotton, linen, and jute, and synthetic fibers and products made from these fibers.
* Applies principles of science to improve growth and quality of fibers.
* Conducts experiments in blending fibers and develops improved manufacturing methods for converting fibers into articles, such as cloth, felts, rugs, mattresses, and brushes.
* Conducts tests on fibrous structures for quality control, such as tensile strength and stability to heat, light, and chemicals.
* May be identified according to fibers studied.
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A professional who conducts research in environmental factors affecting forests. Responsibilities include:
* Carries out studies to determine what conditions account for prevalence of different varieties of trees.
* Studies classification, life history, light and soil requirements, and resistance to disease and insects of different species.
* Investigates adaptability of different species to new environmental conditions, such as changes in soil type, climate, and altitude.
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A professional who conducts experiments and investigations to determine methods of breeding, producing, storing, processing, and transporting of fruits, nuts, berries, vegetables, flowers, bushes, and trees. Responsibilities include:
* Experiments to develop new or improved varieties having higher yield, quality, nutritional value, resistance to disease, or adaptability to climates, soils, uses, or processes.
* Determines best methods of planting, spraying, cultivating, and harvesting.
* May specialize in research, breeding, production, or shipping and storage of fruits, nuts, berries, vegetables, ornamental plants, or other horticultural products and be identified according to specialty.
* May prepare articles and give lectures on horticultural specialty.
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A professional who conducts research in breeding, feeding, and management of poultry. Responsibilities include:
* Examines selection and breeding practices to increase efficiency of production and improve quality of poultry products (animal breeder).
* Studies nutritional requirements of various classes of poultry.
* Develops improved practices in incubation, brooding, feeding, rearing, housing, artificial insemination, and disease and parasite prevention and control.
* Studies effects of management practices and processing methods on quality of eggs and other poultry products.
* May specialize in artificial insemination.
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A professional who conducts research in range problems to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife. Responsibilities include:
* Studies range lands to determine best grazing seasons and number and kind of livestock that can be most profitably grazed.
* Plans and directs construction and maintenance of range improvements, such as fencing, corrals, reservoirs for stock watering, and structures for soil-erosion control.
* Develops improved practices for range reseeding.
* Studies forage plants and their growth requirements to determine varieties best suited to particular range.
* Develops methods for controlling poisonous plants, and for protecting range from fire and rodent damage.
* May specialize in particular area and be designated Range Conservationist.
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A professional who conducts research in range problems to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife. Responsibilities include:
* Studies range lands to determine best grazing seasons and number and kind of livestock that can be most profitably grazed.
* Plans and directs construction and maintenance of range improvements, such as fencing, corrals, reservoirs for stock watering, and structures for soil-erosion control.
* Develops improved practices for range reseeding.
* Studies forage plants and their growth requirements to determine varieties best suited to particular range.
* Develops methods for controlling poisonous plants, and for protecting range from fire and rodent damage.
* May specialize in particular area and be designated Range Conservationist.
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A professional who establishes and cares for forest stands. Responsibilities include:
* Manages tree nurseries and thins forests to encourage natural growth of sprouts or seedlings of desired varieties.
* Conducts research in such problems of forest propagation and culture as tree growth rate, effects of thinning on forest yield, duration of seed viability, and effects of fire and animal grazing on growth, seed production, and germination of different species.
* Develops techniques for measuring and identifying trees.
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A professional who plans and develops coordinated practices for soil erosion control, moisture conservation, and sound land use. Responsibilities include:
* Conducts surveys and investigations on rural or urban planning, agriculture, construction, forestry, or mining on measures needed to maintain or restore proper soil management.
* Plans soil management practices, such as crop rotation, reforestation, permanent vegetation, contour plowing, or terracing as related to soil and water conservation.
* Prepares soil conservation plans in cooperation with state, county, or local government, farmers, foresters, miners, or urban planners to provide for use and treatment of land according to needs and capability.
* Applies principles of two or more specialized fields of science, such as agronomy, soil science, forestry, or agriculture to achieve objectives of conservation.
* May develop or participate in environmental studies.
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