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