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