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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”
- 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.
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.
- Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
- Attach rubber collecting sheaths to genitals of tethered bull and stimulate animal's organ to induce ejaculation.
- Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.
- Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
- 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.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Artificial vaginas
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Semen collection kits
- Sperm counters
- Dehorners
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Animal blood analyzers
- Spectroscopes
- Automatic watering devices
- Tattoo equipment
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Laboratory water baths
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Densimeters
- Horse breeding chutes
- Microchip scanners
- Computer laser printers
- Hormone testing kits
- Laptop computers
- Semen collection containers
- Ear tagging equipment
- Compact digital cameras
- Branding equipment
- External ultrasound units
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- DNA typing kits
- Lead radiology aprons
- Lethal injection equipment
- Laser facsimile machines
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Desktop computers
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Dummy mares
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Agar plates
- Birth alarms
- Handheld computers
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Personal computers
- Stage warmers
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Animal blood collection syringes
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