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