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