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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 “Breeding Manager”
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- 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.
- 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.
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- 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.
- Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
- Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
- Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.
- Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
Related Technology & Tools
- Spectroscopes
- Lead radiology aprons
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Laptop computers
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Semen collection kits
- Birth alarms
- Sperm counters
- Animal blood analyzers
- DNA typing kits
- Laser facsimile machines
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Artificial vaginas
- Stage warmers
- External ultrasound units
- Tattoo equipment
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Automatic watering devices
- Densimeters
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Ear tagging equipment
- Personal computers
- Agar plates
- Computer laser printers
- Microchip scanners
- Horse breeding chutes
- Branding equipment
- Semen collection containers
- Laboratory water baths
- Dummy mares
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Hormone testing kits
- Dehorners
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Handheld computers
- Lethal injection equipment
- Desktop computers
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Compact digital cameras
- Reudink Software ZooEasy
- Microsoft Excel
- Questionmark Perception
- Winners Programs BirdStud
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Email software
- Microsoft Office
- Respondus
- Breedtrak
- KinTraks
- VSN International GenStat
- Winners Programs Uni-Stud