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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 “Equine Breeder”
- 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.
- 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.
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- 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.
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- 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.
- Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
- Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.
- Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
- Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
- Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
- Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
Related Technology & Tools
- Ear tagging equipment
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Birth alarms
- Branding equipment
- Automatic watering devices
- Compact digital cameras
- Semen collection kits
- Handheld computers
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Dehorners
- Hormone testing kits
- Dummy mares
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- DNA typing kits
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Agar plates
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Laser facsimile machines
- Spectroscopes
- Sperm counters
- Semen collection containers
- Horse breeding chutes
- Computer laser printers
- Lethal injection equipment
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Personal computers
- Densimeters
- Stage warmers
- Animal blood analyzers
- Laptop computers
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Tattoo equipment
- External ultrasound units
- Artificial vaginas
- Lead radiology aprons
- Laboratory water baths
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Desktop computers
- Microchip scanners
- Reudink Software ZooEasy
- Microsoft Excel
- Breedtrak
- Respondus
- Winners Programs Uni-Stud
- Microsoft Office
- Winners Programs BirdStud
- KinTraks
- VSN International GenStat
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Email software
- Questionmark Perception