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Job Description
Select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics, and offspring. May require knowledge of artificial insemination techniques and equipment use. May involve keeping records on heats, birth intervals, or pedigree.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 45-2021.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 42,340.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 20.00
- Currently, there are 1,270 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Animal Breeders”.
Also Known As…
- Animal Breeders
- Stallion Manager
- Equine Breeder
- Dog Breeder
- Cattery Operator
- Cat Breeder
- Broodmare Foreman
- Breeding Manager
- Breeder
- Artificial Insemination Technician (AI Technician)
- Animal Technician
- Reptile Farmer
- Rat Culturist
- Rabbit Fancier
- Poultry Inseminator
- Poultry Husbandry Worker
- Poultry Husbandman
- Poultry Breeder
- Pigeon Fancier
- Livestock Rancher
- Livestock Breeder
- Large Animal Husbandry Technician
- Kennel Operator
- Kennel Keeper
- Husbandry Technician
- Horse Trainer
- Horse Breeder
- Hog Confinement System Manager
- Fur Farmer
- Equine Pharmacology Technician
- Equine Manager
- Dairy Husbandry Worker
- Dairy Husbandman
- Chicken Fancier
- Canary Breeder
- Bee Breeder
- Aviculturist
- Artificial Inseminator
- Animal Husbandry Technician
- Animal Husbandman
Tasks for “Animal Breeder”
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.
- Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Prepare containers of semen for freezing and storage or shipment, placing them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
- Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
- Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Attach rubber collecting sheaths to genitals of tethered bull and stimulate animal's organ to induce ejaculation.
- Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
- Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hormone testing kits
- Lethal injection equipment
- Desktop computers
- Stage warmers
- Agar plates
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- External ultrasound units
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Dehorners
- Lead radiology aprons
- Semen collection kits
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Microchip scanners
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Laptop computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Sperm counters
- Densimeters
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Animal blood analyzers
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Compact digital cameras
- Dummy mares
- Handheld computers
- Branding equipment
- Automatic watering devices
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Birth alarms
- DNA typing kits
- Artificial vaginas
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Personal computers
- Horse breeding chutes
- Laboratory water baths
- Semen collection containers
- Spectroscopes
- Ear tagging equipment
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Tattoo equipment
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Computer laser printers
- Winners Programs BirdStud
- Winners Programs Uni-Stud
- Email software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Respondus
- KinTraks
- Breedtrak
- Reudink Software ZooEasy
- Questionmark Perception
- VSN International GenStat
- Microsoft Internet Explorer