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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”
- 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.
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- 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.
- 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.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- 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.
- 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.
- Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
Related Technology & Tools
- Artificial vaginas
- Dummy mares
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Hormone testing kits
- Automatic watering devices
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Spectroscopes
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Ear tagging equipment
- Agar plates
- Animal blood analyzers
- DNA typing kits
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Stage warmers
- Microchip scanners
- Personal computers
- Computer laser printers
- External ultrasound units
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Laser facsimile machines
- Tattoo equipment
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Desktop computers
- Semen collection containers
- Branding equipment
- Laboratory water baths
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Birth alarms
- Dehorners
- Semen collection kits
- Laptop computers
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Lead radiology aprons
- Horse breeding chutes
- Compact digital cameras
- Densimeters
- Lethal injection equipment
- Sperm counters
- Handheld computers
- Winners Programs Uni-Stud
- Reudink Software ZooEasy
- Respondus
- VSN International GenStat
- Winners Programs BirdStud
- Microsoft Excel
- Questionmark Perception
- KinTraks
- Email software
- Microsoft Office
- Breedtrak
- Microsoft Internet Explorer