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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”
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
- 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.
- 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.
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- 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.
- 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.
- Prepare containers of semen for freezing and storage or shipment, placing them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen.
Related Technology & Tools
- Semen collection kits
- Branding equipment
- Lead radiology aprons
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Microchip scanners
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Spectroscopes
- Computer laser printers
- Hormone testing kits
- Sperm counters
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Desktop computers
- Semen collection containers
- Laptop computers
- Ear tagging equipment
- Densimeters
- Compact digital cameras
- DNA typing kits
- Dehorners
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Laser facsimile machines
- Personal computers
- Handheld computers
- Horse breeding chutes
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Artificial vaginas
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Lethal injection equipment
- Stage warmers
- Automatic watering devices
- External ultrasound units
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Tattoo equipment
- Agar plates
- Dummy mares
- Animal blood analyzers
- Laboratory water baths
- Birth alarms
- Microsoft Office
- Reudink Software ZooEasy
- Microsoft Excel
- Respondus
- Winners Programs BirdStud
- Email software
- Questionmark Perception
- KinTraks
- VSN International GenStat
- Breedtrak
- Winners Programs Uni-Stud
- Microsoft Internet Explorer