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