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