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