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