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