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