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