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