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