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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”
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- 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.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
- Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.
- 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.
- Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
- Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
- Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
Related Technology & Tools
- Artificial vaginas
- Hormone testing kits
- DNA typing kits
- Agar plates
- Lethal injection equipment
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Lead radiology aprons
- Branding equipment
- Densimeters
- External ultrasound units
- Dehorners
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Automatic watering devices
- Sperm counters
- Tattoo equipment
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Personal computers
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Spectroscopes
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Laser facsimile machines
- Computer laser printers
- Handheld computers
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Compact digital cameras
- Ear tagging equipment
- Horse breeding chutes
- Laboratory water baths
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Semen collection kits
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Desktop computers
- Birth alarms
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Microchip scanners
- Laptop computers
- Stage warmers
- Semen collection containers
- Dummy mares
- Animal blood analyzers
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- Breedtrak
- Respondus
- VSN International GenStat
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- Microsoft Office
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