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