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