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