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