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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”
- 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.
- 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.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
- Prepare containers of semen for freezing and storage or shipment, placing them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
- 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.
- 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.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
- Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
Related Technology & Tools
- Compact digital cameras
- Handheld computers
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Artificial vaginas
- DNA typing kits
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Sperm counters
- Semen collection containers
- Tattoo equipment
- Birth alarms
- Microchip scanners
- Personal computers
- Animal blood analyzers
- Spectroscopes
- Stage warmers
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Dummy mares
- Laboratory water baths
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Semen collection kits
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Hormone testing kits
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Desktop computers
- Densimeters
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Automatic watering devices
- Horse breeding chutes
- Laptop computers
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Ear tagging equipment
- Agar plates
- Dehorners
- External ultrasound units
- Branding equipment
- Computer laser printers
- Lethal injection equipment
- Lead radiology aprons
- Laser facsimile machines
- Respondus
- KinTraks
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Winners Programs Uni-Stud
- Email software
- Breedtrak
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Questionmark Perception
- Winners Programs BirdStud
- Reudink Software ZooEasy
- VSN International GenStat