Peyton Baptist

Being a Butcher is what I do back home in between jobs for my family's business. We are a Family Owned and Operated business providing the community with the service of butchering and processing your meat animals, we butcher most animals from Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat and even Wild game.

• Cut and prepare various meats according to customer specifications and quality standards.
• Operate meat processing equipment efficiently while adhering to safety protocols.
• Maintain cleanliness of work area, ensuring compliance with health regulations.
• Operated commercial-grade butchery equipment such as band saws, grinders and slicers.

The current things I do here at the Feedlot include, Riding my pens to check all cattle for signs of any illness, infection, and lameness. I am also are responsible for calving, milking, shipping / receiving cattle, Processing large amounts of cattle at once, keeping processing barns clean, cleaning water troughs, and keeping pens clean with the skid steer. This job requires me to be knowledable with differnent illnesses in cattle as well as identifying the proper medicine to adminster in differnt situations and dosage.

• Monitored cattle behavior and health within pens to ensure well-being and productivity.
• Maintained cleanliness of pen areas, adhering to safety protocols and hygiene standards.
• Adapted quickly to changing tasks while maintaining focus on animal welfare and operational efficiency.
• Enhanced cattle health by closely monitoring their condition and administering appropriate treatments.

At Nevada Livestock Marketing my work includes both sale barn and outside ranch work.

Sale Barn duties includes: Sorting cattle off trucks by sex, color, and size, keeping an eye out for lame cattle and any sort of illness they might have, keeping track of owners cattle, working in a timely and efficient manner during big specials and sales, using proficient time management to keep gates running smoothly on horseback so cattle can flow.

Ranch hand portion includes: Working on owners personal outside country gathering pairs, branding, and hauling cattle if needed.

• Assisted in the care and management of cattle, ensuring their health and well-being.
• Aided in maintaining a positive workplace culture by fostering open communication channels among team members at all hierarchical levels.

My duties as a loper for Tom included , routine daily exercise of horses to maintain a performance ready mind set and physique, daily feeding routines of cattle and horses, making sure all horses where maintaining good overall health and watching for signs of any lameness and or illness in the barn, cleaning stalls daily to maintain clean space for horses, working colts for upcoming futurity's, turning back , washing/ grooming horses daily before and after rides, blanketing at night and mornings, working horses on the flag, and assisting at shows.

• Maintained cleanliness and organization of workspaces to ensure safety standards.
• Checked horses for wellness issues to report problems or treat minor ailments and injuries
• Prepared horses for riding, competitions and shows to condition animals to perform at best.

My duties here included , Guided trail rides and ensuring safety while on trails, Educating groups of people on proper riding and horse care, took care of all dude string horses and helped get new horses broke to the trail.

• Enhanced guest satisfaction through personalized ride experiences and effective communication.
• Developed safety protocols that improved overall trail ride operations and guest confidence.
• Mentored junior guides in best practices for trail navigation and guest interaction techniques.
• Enhanced guest experience by leading engaging and informative guided trail rides.

At Rex Ranches my duties included but not limited to, Riding through 750 First calf heifers to ensure and maintain herd heath and safety , checking waters, rotating pastures to ensure proper cattle nutrition, running hotwire, fixing and maintaining fences through out the ranch, branding calves, and identifying any lameness/ illness doctoring cattle when needed.

• Monitored pasture conditions to optimize grazing patterns and forage quality.
• Ensured healthy livestock through regular monitoring, vaccination, and treatment of illnesses.
• Assisted in the safe birth of livestock by monitoring pregnant animals closely and acting as a birthing assistant when necessary.

Veterinary Assistant duties included, Driving the vet truck from client to clients house, Providing Vet with proper tools during any surgery or task, Cleaning surgical instruments to prevent spread of bacteria from animal to animal, displayed customer service skills by taking client phone calls, helped with the proper restraint of animals while sedation was given, assisted with floating horses teeth, lameness checks, bangs vaccinating cattle in chute, dehorning cattle with hot tools, helped with castrating cattle and equine, caring for equine for overnight stays to ensure the improvement of health, hauled hay and water, assisted in the breeding of equine as well as preg checks in cattle and equine.

• Assisted veterinarians during examinations and procedures, ensuring animal comfort and safety.
• Administered medications and vaccinations as directed, maintaining accurate records for each patient.
• Supported surgical procedures by preparing instruments and maintaining sterile environments throughout procedures.
• Provided compassionate care for animals during treatment and recovery from illnesses or injuries.