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