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