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