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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.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- 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.
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- 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.
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Prepare containers of semen for freezing and storage or shipment, placing them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- 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.
- Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- Attach rubber collecting sheaths to genitals of tethered bull and stimulate animal's organ to induce ejaculation.
- Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
- 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 blood collection syringes
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Hormone testing kits
- Branding equipment
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Microchip scanners
- Horse breeding chutes
- Automatic watering devices
- Laptop computers
- Sperm counters
- Densimeters
- Artificial vaginas
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- External ultrasound units
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Semen collection containers
- Tattoo equipment
- Ear tagging equipment
- Laboratory water baths
- Laser facsimile machines
- Handheld computers
- Semen collection kits
- Birth alarms
- Dummy mares
- Computer laser printers
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Personal computers
- Desktop computers
- Animal blood analyzers
- DNA typing kits
- Lethal injection equipment
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Stage warmers
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Spectroscopes
- Lead radiology aprons
- Dehorners
- Agar plates
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Compact digital cameras
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Winners Programs BirdStud
- Questionmark Perception
- VSN International GenStat
- Breedtrak
- KinTraks
- Reudink Software ZooEasy
- Email software
- Winners Programs Uni-Stud
- Microsoft Office
- Respondus
- Microsoft Excel