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