Veterinarian

Are you an experienced veterinarian with a passion for cattle health, biosecurity, and international collaboration? Join our team in Assentoft, where you’ll play a key role in ensuring the health and welfare of our livestock and contribute to innovative breeding and export processes.

 

As our new veterinarian, you will work closely with colleagues across barns, quarantine facilities, the Embryo Lab, Breeding, and Export. You’ll be responsible for maintaining high health standards, coordinating treatments, and supporting continuous improvement in our veterinary and biosecurity practices.

Your main tasks

  • Monitor and ensure the health of bulls and heifers, including treatment coordination.
  • Manage biosecurity protocols, documentation, and certification processes.
  • Train and support barn staff to enhance professional skills and animal care.
  • Participate in cross-functional projects, including embryo production and export initiatives.
  • Liaise with authorities regarding animal welfare, import/export legislation, and certification.

 

Your qualifications

  • Valid Danish Veterinary Authorization.
  • Minimum 5 years of professional experience.
  • Strong background in cattle health, biosecurity, and international certification procedures.

 

We expect you to

As part of your role, you will be responsible for ensuring the health status of our bulls and heifers across our stations, including coordinating veterinary treatments. You will actively contribute to our biosecurity efforts by managing relevant documentation and certificates. In addition, you will handle export-related tasks in close collaboration with authorities, ensuring compliance with legislation concerning animal welfare, as well as the import and export of semen and embryos. You are expected to prioritize tasks effectively and deliver high-quality results in a dynamic and cross-functional environment.

 

We offer

An exciting position in a professional and dedicated company with good opportunities for growth and development. We are all highly motivated and passionate people, self-motivated, results-driven, and possess a comprehensive understanding of cross-functional processes. Your approach should be structured and systematic, with a willingness to adapt to change. We value initiative, enthusiasm, responsibility and the right balance between creativity and quality in all solutions.

 

Ready to make a difference in international cattle breeding?

Apply now and become part of a team that values expertise, collaboration, and innovation. 

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Deadline: As soon as possible
Contact person:
Kaj Abrahamsen Head of Vet & Barns 4561422010 KAABR@vikinggenetics.com
Job area: Veterinarian
Position type: Full time

Voices from VikingGenetics

VikingGenetics is one of the world-leading providers of bovine genetic products and solutions, co-operatively owned by over 17,000 dairy and beef farmers in Denmark, Sweden and Finland. Our unique combination of breeding for health traits as well as production has led to a position as domestic market leader in the Nordic countries and strong player globally. VikingGenetics’ breeding programme is designed to increase the profitability of our customers, some of the world’s leading farmers. We employ 170 people internationally.

Our values: Committed ∙ Trustworthy ∙ Customer oriented ∙ Ambitious
Head office
Ebeltoftvej 16, Assentoft
DK-8960 Randers SØ
Tel +45 8795 9400
Fax +45 8795 9401