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