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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 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 Pharmacology Technician”
- 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.
- 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.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
- Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- 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.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
- Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
Related Technology & Tools
- Semen collection kits
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Laptop computers
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Semen collection containers
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Computer laser printers
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Personal computers
- Hormone testing kits
- Microchip scanners
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Ear tagging equipment
- Handheld computers
- Birth alarms
- Agar plates
- Compact digital cameras
- Animal blood analyzers
- Horse breeding chutes
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Laboratory water baths
- Branding equipment
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Densimeters
- DNA typing kits
- Dummy mares
- Lethal injection equipment
- Sperm counters
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Lead radiology aprons
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Spectroscopes
- Tattoo equipment
- Artificial vaginas
- Desktop computers
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Stage warmers
- External ultrasound units
- Automatic watering devices
- Dehorners
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
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- Questionmark Perception
- Breedtrak
- Respondus
- Microsoft Office
- Reudink Software ZooEasy
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