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