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