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