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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”
- Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.
- 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.
- Prepare containers of semen for freezing and storage or shipment, placing them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen.
- 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.
- 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.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.
Related Technology & Tools
- Dehorners
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Lead radiology aprons
- Hormone testing kits
- Branding equipment
- Spectroscopes
- Personal computers
- Microchip scanners
- Laser facsimile machines
- Agar plates
- Automatic watering devices
- Ear tagging equipment
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Laptop computers
- Semen collection containers
- Artificial vaginas
- Dummy mares
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Sperm counters
- Horse breeding chutes
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Laboratory water baths
- Semen collection kits
- Computer laser printers
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Lethal injection equipment
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- DNA typing kits
- Compact digital cameras
- Animal blood analyzers
- Desktop computers
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Handheld computers
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Birth alarms
- Tattoo equipment
- External ultrasound units
- Densimeters
- Stage warmers
- Winners Programs Uni-Stud
- Questionmark Perception
- Respondus
- Email software
- Reudink Software ZooEasy
- KinTraks
- Breedtrak
- Microsoft Excel
- Winners Programs BirdStud
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- VSN International GenStat
- Microsoft Office