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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”
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- 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.
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Prepare containers of semen for freezing and storage or shipment, placing them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen.
- Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
- 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.
- 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.
- Attach rubber collecting sheaths to genitals of tethered bull and stimulate animal's organ to induce ejaculation.
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
- Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
- 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.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
Related Technology & Tools
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Personal computers
- Compact digital cameras
- Computer laser printers
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Spectroscopes
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Densimeters
- Stage warmers
- Laptop computers
- Dehorners
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Semen collection kits
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Tattoo equipment
- Branding equipment
- Microchip scanners
- External ultrasound units
- Desktop computers
- Horse breeding chutes
- Laboratory water baths
- Handheld computers
- Semen collection containers
- Hormone testing kits
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Ear tagging equipment
- DNA typing kits
- Birth alarms
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Automatic watering devices
- Lethal injection equipment
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Artificial vaginas
- Agar plates
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Dummy mares
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Laser facsimile machines
- Lead radiology aprons
- Animal blood analyzers
- Sperm counters
- Email software
- Questionmark Perception
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- KinTraks
- Winners Programs BirdStud
- Breedtrak
- Respondus
- Winners Programs Uni-Stud
- Microsoft Office
- Reudink Software ZooEasy
- VSN International GenStat
- Microsoft Excel