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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”
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- Attach rubber collecting sheaths to genitals of tethered bull and stimulate animal's organ to induce ejaculation.
- Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.
- Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Prepare containers of semen for freezing and storage or shipment, placing them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen.
- Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.
- Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
- Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
Related Technology & Tools
- Dehorners
- Animal vaccination syringes
- DNA typing kits
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Dummy mares
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Horse breeding chutes
- Microchip scanners
- Laser facsimile machines
- Animal blood analyzers
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Computer laser printers
- Stage warmers
- Lead radiology aprons
- Handheld computers
- Densimeters
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Semen collection containers
- Personal computers
- Tattoo equipment
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Semen collection kits
- Compact digital cameras
- Ear tagging equipment
- Spectroscopes
- Lethal injection equipment
- Artificial vaginas
- Laboratory water baths
- Sperm counters
- Hormone testing kits
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Agar plates
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Laptop computers
- External ultrasound units
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Birth alarms
- Branding equipment
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Desktop computers
- Automatic watering devices
- VSN International GenStat
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Respondus
- Winners Programs Uni-Stud
- Reudink Software ZooEasy
- Breedtrak
- Email software
- Winners Programs BirdStud
- KinTraks
- Microsoft Office
- Questionmark Perception