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