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