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