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