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