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