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