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