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