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