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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”
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- 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.
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- 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.
- Prepare containers of semen for freezing and storage or shipment, placing them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen.
- Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.
- 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.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
- 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.
- Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
Related Technology & Tools
- Stage warmers
- Automatic watering devices
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Computer laser printers
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- External ultrasound units
- Spectroscopes
- Birth alarms
- Compact digital cameras
- Desktop computers
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Laboratory water baths
- Dehorners
- Semen collection containers
- Lead radiology aprons
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Branding equipment
- Agar plates
- Laser facsimile machines
- Sperm counters
- DNA typing kits
- Hormone testing kits
- Tattoo equipment
- Animal blood analyzers
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Semen collection kits
- Dummy mares
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Lethal injection equipment
- Laptop computers
- Horse breeding chutes
- Ear tagging equipment
- Microchip scanners
- Artificial vaginas
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Personal computers
- Handheld computers
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Densimeters
- VSN International GenStat
- Breedtrak
- Questionmark Perception
- Microsoft Office
- Email software
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Microsoft Excel
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