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