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